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Is software ever done?
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Easy: Most software is done when nobody uses it any more.
If the code you wrote 10 years ago still isn't quite done yet, you should celebrate. If someone still cares enough to consider it broken, or can think of improvements, it means that it is useful. In contrast to: finished and done with.
Is it still done if a collector or preservationist picks it up some years later?