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Re:Software development is a loser’s game by protonimitate on Thursday April 01, 2021 @11:01AM (#26661292)
Agreed - this article reads like a "get good" message to "amateurs". Which, sure, you should be striving for constant improvement - but if you work in an environment where sloppy/quick work is incentivized I would argue it's the responsibility of the "professional" to push back and set up an environment for success.

Blaming all your issues on more junior members of the team is a huge red flag, and this article doesn't really offer any insight into how to bridge the gap between "amateur" and "professional" (which, imo, falls on the senior members of the team).

Re:Software development is a loser’s game by hoskinator on Thursday April 01, 2021 @11:14AM (#26661463)
I agree junior members should be helped. Lots of developers have a cowboy approach but they aren't junior.

Senior members should set and enforce the standards via best practices, code reviews and setting the definition of done e.g. unit tests, data, deployable etc