I have been QA testing, fixing bugs, and adding new features near full-time for the last seven months.
replyI have a pretty good idea about what maintenance looks like. Particularly so about the technical aspects of how effective the models are at refactoring or fixing bugs.
Even if I were to accept the argument that users would have entirely different expectations for my app than I do, it hardly changes the fact that I already know I can easily implement large changes in the code base.
Not sure if you're trolling at this point but: the previous comment defined "maintenance" for you: "responding to real usage". The things you list are plainly not that.
reply"Maintenance" does not mean "development after the first week".
I'm not even sure why I bother discussing on HN, only to always get these comments from people who seem to think they know better than me about the maintainability of my own app.
replyI did not ask for your opinion.