Recovering lost source code when the code is running in memory

[teenspirit]

I would agree you, but only to an extent.
When I work on my car, I don't first try and re-invent the lift.

The lift has worked well for what is does for many years.
That's not to say that is shouldn't be improved.

After 50 years of professional programming, I must say that I have seen
a lot of wasted time spent on attempting to re-write applications that are already
extremely good, instead of placing the effort on those that really need to be re-written.

Yes, lots of wasted time on applications that are already very good (windows8, 8.1), but there has also been lots of wasted time on application that were a fresh start as well. For me, a critical view of what we have and use and how we use it is very important. I feel it constantly moves progress. Like when steve wozniak looked at a mainframe computer and thought it would be better if everyone had their own computer instead. Plenty of people have wasted time on projects that just fade away or never come to fruition, but if we stop improving our tools themselves we will reach a point where you cant improve the product you make. Screwdriver-drill, A(PL)-B-C-C# and C++. This list could go on forever.

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Man it's nice that there are still places on the internet where you can have an intelligent discussion.