Which do we prefer, though? As an industry, we seem to chose the "new shiney" way more than the alternatives. To the point that "hasn't been touched by the author in a few years" is a warning sign more than a sign of completeness.
It's not an issue of preference, but understanding. Knowing how code has evolved can help us understand it. And I particularly liked the point the author raised about comments: it's valuable to know how old a comment is, in case we suspect it no longer reflects the code.
I didn't want to make it look that way. The color indication is without any judgment. It's just interesting how code evolved over time. In fact you should reverse the color gradient or use different colours, so you can read code how you prefer it.
Yeah, I didn't really see this post as reading into it one way or the other. I was more just broadcasting how I don't know what to make of the age of code.
More, I think context plays a big role and it is difficult to see what new is brought to the table at times. Worse, what old was accidentally discarded?
