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latexrtoday at 12:39 PM1 replyview on HN

> Sad to say, but this is no different from human written code. Human written code just takes even longer to realize the mistakes because the pace is slower.

When the pace is slower you can notice mistakes earlier because you have time to reflect. It also allows you to detect when it’s becoming hard to maintain and you can correct course, rather than after it has become an unworkable mess.


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CharlieDigitaltoday at 12:42 PM

    > because you have time to reflect
It doesn't mean that people do. This is a false narrative we tell ourselves. Yes, there are craft-oriented devs and teams, but these are the exception rather than the rule because in the end, it is the GTM and business teams that define what, when, how and rarely the engineering teams.

There is no team without tech debt because there is no "golden" project where every decision has been made right because of reflection on decisions made wrong.

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