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Re:A single line of code cost $8000 by mugsie on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @01:54PM (#43835875)
> Code reviews kill velocity

Yes, they kill your velocity. However, the velocity of a team can be massively increased by shipping small things a lot more often.

Stable branches that sit around for weeks are the real velocity killer, and make things a lot more risky on deployment.

Re:A single line of code cost $8000 by monkeyelite on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @03:51PM (#43837251)
I agree with all of that - no contradiction.