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throwatdem12311today at 12:30 PM1 replyview on HN

I just shame people that give slop.

Slop PR? Fix the slop.

Slop design? I’m not implementing slop, fix it.

Innundated with slop PRs? Send half of them to my super and tell him to deal with it.

We’ve fired people that wouldn’t get their shit together.

Deadlines are being missed because we need to spend more time fixing slop? That’s a planning (management) problem, not mine. Management are the ones that forced everyone to write all code with AI now they are grtting what they asked for. I don’t care what date you promised the customer with absolutely no data to back it up that isn’t my problem.

I’m grateful I’m in a position to be able to do this but the way to deal with slop is zero tolerance. Be as ruthless as a Terminator. Though you will need to grow a backbone and stand your ground or it will break you.

Things don’t change unless the people that make the decisions actually feel the pain.


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rapidaneurismtoday at 12:34 PM

What if the slop PRs come from your super?

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