That's the same for literally any other programming language ecosystem. The discussion here was about the web being distinctly more rot-inclined as an ecosystem. I'm purely arguing that it's absolutely not. Comparatively it's much easier to avoid rot on the web than it is off the web.
> will not be able to build within a year's time
Fwiw, and I know this is a nitpick, but anything built purely on open source libraries should be technically buildable forever. Especially if you keep it local (e.g. cached node_modules for npm)
That's simply not true. I have WordPress sites I haven't touched in years and they all run auto updates.
Sure I guess it's technically avoiding rot by updating but the fact I don't need to touch it makes the point moot.
> Fwiw, and I know this is a nitpick, but anything built purely on open source libraries should be technically buildable forever. Especially if you keep it local (e.g. cached node_modules for npm)
Technically isn't very useful when my server needs to update npm/node for security reasons.
Large parts of the web are powered by npm.
The vast majority of those sites, if not actively developed, will not be able to build within a year's time.