I'm confused. I had the same initial reaction as you and then read further and it sounds like the image was actually provided by a client?
> The problematic user image had an astonishing 272 layers, each representing a commit operation.
This sounds like a case of "We are in growth mode and will accept any garbage the customer will throw at us" without calculating the tech debt costs.
As someone who is currently there, it's very frustrating place.
This sounds like a case of "We are in growth mode and will accept any garbage the customer will throw at us" without calculating the tech debt costs.
As someone who is currently there, it's very frustrating place.