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Re:On over-engineering; finding the right balance by Guid_NewGuid on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @07:17AM (#41510239)
As someone who has been operating in hacky mode for years there's another situation where

> we might not be here tomorrow

Is true and increasingly common which is the recurring rounds of layoffs we all seem to be experiencing. It's in the individual developer's interest to bodge something in if it makes them appear productive in time for the next layoff. Certainly not a healthy incentive for building good software but it is what it is.

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Re:On over-engineering; finding the right balance by ohthatsnotright on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @07:57AM (#41510472)
If the MBA-management class wanted good software they wouldn't be so short sighted, but it's all about the pump-and-dump right now.
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