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Re:Layoff spree in Silicon Valley spells end of an era for B... by adolph on Sunday November 13, 2022 @11:25AM (#33584516)
> otherwise I would be loosing a week before I got another chance to run it

Sounds like there are existing problems more severe than lack of tests.

Recall that tests, like comments, are not for you in the here and now.

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Re:Layoff spree in Silicon Valley spells end of an era for B... by solardev on Sunday November 13, 2022 @12:17PM (#33585045)
In my experience, new teams just tend to rewrite everything anyway. We have this cultural delusion that we write code for posterity when in reality it rarely lasts more than a couple years no matter what. Technology changes too quickly.
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Re:Layoff spree in Silicon Valley spells end of an era for B... by adolph on Monday November 14, 2022 @11:22AM (#33596375)
> rewrite everything anyway

Particularly needed a lack docs and tests, and a surfeit of cash.

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