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Re:Ask HN: What is the most painful problem you have day-to-... by cjwhite on Friday December 22, 2017 @11:35AM (#15988681)
I agree the priorities in that situation sound misplaced, but I would not characterize that as putting technical concerns first. Fatal bugs are a technical concern.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most painful problem you have day-to-... by scabbycakes on Friday December 22, 2017 @12:51PM (#15989385)
There are other things, that's just an example of the startlingly poor decision making skills.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most painful problem you have day-to-... by cjwhite on Friday December 22, 2017 @01:51PM (#15989880)
That sounds annoying. I have the opposite problem, but I still sympathize.

Sometimes you get someone making really bad technical decisions so the direction forward looks good to upper management in the short term.

It's a hard balance to meet the needs of the technical requirements and the business requirements, but that's why it's their damn job!

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