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Re:Not My Job by dagss on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @02:22AM (#31501193)
Buggy code can be a real timesink for startups...the failures often cannot be ignored too long, they just sit and mature and compound some interest before they have to be fixed anyway.

And writing bug free/low bug code is about experience level and how your development methodology is -- not about spending more wall clock time. (I.e. for the quality you may spend more on salaries per hour, but not more hours -- probably a very good idea for a startup IMO)

I believe that in many situations high quality code is a LOWER net investment than low quality code.

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Re:Not My Job by dhzhzjsbevs on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @09:31AM (#31504280)
> I believe that in many situations high quality code is a LOWER net investment than low quality code.

This statement requires one caveat: your codebase sunset date.

Without it you can justify basically anything on the quality slider.

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Re:Not My Job by dagss on Saturday May 28, 2022 @03:43PM (#31543107)
I meant in the context of 2-3 years before a rewrite I guess.

Code with bugs can just sink your team in the first months after hitting production..

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Re:Not My Job by leetrout on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @07:17AM (#31502897)
I think this captures my experiences perfectly.

Building something the right way usually means it runs better with much lower maintenance overhead and is easier to extend or replace later.

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