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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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