It is not true, software needs constant maintenance as the environment keeps changing (which is a sad state of affairs as digital objects don't decay, but pretending this isn't the case is ridiculous).
While you need new designs for new features, you don't need to redesign old features every few years. It's change for the sake of change.
that's also true of engineering, but suggesting never hiring engineers would not go as well on this website
It is not true, software needs constant maintenance as the environment keeps changing (which is a sad state of affairs as digital objects don't decay, but pretending this isn't the case is ridiculous).
While you need new designs for new features, you don't need to redesign old features every few years. It's change for the sake of change.