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Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by guappa on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @07:17AM (#38189387)
> A lot of negative points, indeed, but the first priority is to ship new functionalities. If he was the only one focused on shipping, while you others loved to get lost in useless architectural debates, he was the best candidate to team leader.

But the functionalities don't work and generate customer support load…

I should perhaps mention the time he compiled a binary on his machine, committed it on github and went on vacation. And then we couldn't fix the bug that needed urgent fixing.

> Corollary 1: clean, maintainable code is only important when you have customers expecting maintenance.

We do have customers yes.

> Corollary 2: in the Real World (tm), the alternative to technical debt is getting out of business.

You're defending this guy so much… why so defensive? Do you reject the notion that incompetents exist?

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Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by pif on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @07:26AM (#38189480)
> But the functionalities don't work and generate customer support load…

And this is the first issue you should have mentioned! All the rest is peanuts...

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Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by pif on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @07:49AM (#38189685)
> You're defending this guy so much… why so defensive? Do you reject the notion that incompetents exist?

I'm not defending him. I'm just refuting that a developer's competency can be judged without taking into consideration, first and foremost, the benefits he produced for the users of his software.

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