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Re:Ask HN: Is all code patchy and bad in FANG? on Sunday October 10, 2021 @09:36AM (#28818298)
>Hope that helps. It does, thanks.

I didn't say directly that their code is bad. But asking is futile, communication is bad. They dont want to make it a prio and 8 hour time diff makes it hard. I spent too many nights up to have video calls about it.

But you're advice aligns with other people here. Regardless of he sate, I should be help drive it with refactors and just deal with it indeed.

Re:Ask HN: Is all code patchy and bad in FANG? on Sunday October 10, 2021 @09:24AM (#28818234)
This resonates, I also suggested that I might not be a good fit as I dont think the result impact is there. This was probably not good career move here, as it is being discussed higher up. But I honestly am unable to create impact with this codebase. This could also just mean that I am not fit for the job and they need other people.

I do understand the goal tho, that's why I raised the issue that I cant deliver enough impact in my eyes. And I think it's the right thing to raise.

Thanks for your reply, it now makes sense that quality is not a goal. At my level I should be able to work with this instead of just complaining.

Re:Ask HN: Is all code patchy and bad in FANG? on Saturday October 09, 2021 @01:00PM (#28811447)
I've noticed that reviews here are trivial. How would you approach this without stepping on toes?
Re:Ask HN: Is all code patchy and bad in FANG? on Saturday October 09, 2021 @12:59PM (#28811436)
I'm frustrated for sure. I am looking for some pointers tho. How do people handle this "patch on patch" code. It reminds me a lot of the sunken cost fallacy. How do you approach this to the people who wrote it?

Ask HN: Is all code patchy and bad in FANG?

Hi all, this might be naive or silly but I would greatly appreciate your experiencesAndroid dev of 9 years, past: agencies, freelance, research companies, joined FANG 6 months ago.My product is filled with odd side effects, buggy and slow. In my opinion the code is overly complex, classes >2000 lines, doing so many thing with the 20+ class scoped booleans to check for edge cases. Weird...

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