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Re:Algorithms We Develop Software By by albrewer on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @12:37PM (#42117692)
> "gun to the head" heuristic

Never underestimate the power of hiring a new employee and training them how to do what the software would do, thereby writing zero lines of code.

That $250k in initial feature development costs + maintenance might only be $75k in personnel costs a year, which is a break-even of ~4 years. Depending on the problem, that might be the best option.

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