Re:It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code
by lelanthran on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @02:46AM
(#36768747)
> I actively encourage my developers to clean up the code they'll be working on, otherwise you're just piling tech debt upon existing tech debt.
While I broadly agree on the boy-scout rule, it can severely throw out (already poor) estimates.
It shouldn't be a rule ("always clean up the shit you see when working on something else"), it should be optional ("If it doesn't mess up your original goal, clean up as much as is possible within the estimated time").
While I broadly agree on the boy-scout rule, it can severely throw out (already poor) estimates.
It shouldn't be a rule ("always clean up the shit you see when working on something else"), it should be optional ("If it doesn't mess up your original goal, clean up as much as is possible within the estimated time").