Re:The Art of Thinking Long-Term Even When Money Is Running Out
by koolba on Thursday May 30, 2019 @05:09AM
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> I'm constantly thanking "myself from the past" when I go to implement some new feature and find that the surrounding code is clean and well organised and ready for that new feature to be easily implemented.
The more experience you have with the reverse of that situation ("Dammit past koolba, what the hell were you thinking?!"), the more you value dedicating time to both doing things right and going back to progressively clean them up.
The real skill to learn is to properly isolate quick and dirty solutions so that they can be easily replaced down the road. The sausage factory does not need to be spotless on day one, just the entrance and exit doors.
The more experience you have with the reverse of that situation ("Dammit past koolba, what the hell were you thinking?!"), the more you value dedicating time to both doing things right and going back to progressively clean them up.
The real skill to learn is to properly isolate quick and dirty solutions so that they can be easily replaced down the road. The sausage factory does not need to be spotless on day one, just the entrance and exit doors.