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Re:A look at the 10x paradigm by maxxxxx on Monday July 04, 2016 @03:46PM (#12032607)
"Because they're stuck with a bad design that can't be changed due to issues like bad factoring, lots of code duplication and copy pasting, etc."

From my experience they just don't try. There are (almost) always ways to improve.

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Re:A look at the 10x paradigm by gnaritas on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @04:33PM (#12039347)
Of course there are always ways to improve, but when duplication reaches a certain level, people just stop changing things because they can't keep up with the bugs it produces or the changes it forces all over the place. Anything can be fixed with enough effort, but there's a point at which it's no longer justifiable in terms of dollars to undergo that effort.
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Re:A look at the 10x paradigm by ktRolster on Monday July 04, 2016 @04:19PM (#12032792)
It really helps to look for small changes you can make to improve things.
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