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I have worked for a lot of the really large companies, those that are the largest one in each their respective industry or market.
Siemens, Microsoft, IBM, Allianz, and a number of largest businesses in niche industries that average people will never hear about, like vehicle repair software, international tax reporting software, (anti) money laundering software,...
I also speak six languages and have lived in five countries on two continents.
Sounds like I am bragging, but you did ask!
You didnt answer the question, though.
What legendary thing happened to you. Not, what legendary life do you lead.
So you've seen the worst of the worst of legacy codebases, huh?
Even after decades, I still see too often that prototypes become the actual product, instead of building anew with smart and proper architecture/design. Sigh.
Everything is a "proof of concept" until someone starts using it in production!
Yes but no. The point of a prototype is to test a given approach, in a quick and dirty way. Like a backdrop on a theatre stage, it's not meant to be real, only meant to show what it could be.
It is typically greed and poor foresight that leads to the decision to not make it for real. This inevitably bites someone in the butt, later on. Sadly the bitten is almost never the onthrt forced the poor decision in the first place - surprising nobody.
Probably saw radioactive caustic codebases.