Ask HN: What did you learn the hard way?

Re:Ask HN: What did you learn the hard way? by nextlevelwizard on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @03:05PM (#18133686)

Keeping high quality in a code base either requires dedicated person/team.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you learn the hard way? by hinkley on Thursday October 04, 2018 @03:19AM (#18137858)

There are different dimensions of quality, and some of them have a much bigger payoff in the middle to long run than others.

There’s a profound difference between ugly code and tech debt. Many people don’t really understand the difference until they’ve struggled with it for a long time. They will alternately declare Tech Debt or YAGNI in wholly inappropriate situations.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you learn the hard way? by makapuf on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @03:32PM (#18133949)

And management. Look for quality management.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you learn the hard way? by ju-st on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @04:11PM (#18134370)

The best direct manager is of little use when all the levels above him/her are garbage.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you learn the hard way? by makapuf on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @07:28PM (#18135674)

N levels or garbage and 1 good level is not quality management.

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