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Yes, but much more slowly. And if they realize halfway through implementation that there is a better way to do it, but they are under pressure to deliver, they
by zinodaur 1mo ago
Yes, but much more slowly. And if they realize halfway through implementation that there is a better way to do it, but they are under pressure to deliver, they wont have time to rewrite it and will live with the consequences of that decision forever
- skydhash 1mo ago> And if they realize halfway through implementation that there is a better way to do it, but they are under pressure to deliver, they wont have time to rewrite it and will live with the consequences of that decision forever I've never really seen that. What I've seen is the much pragmatic take of marking the source code with a few comments to highlight the problematic areas and then goes on with the implementation. Refactoring can always be done later when the first batch of value has been extracted. There's always tradeoffs to balance and perfection is something you inch towards, not something you get done in one go.
- sillyfluke 1mo ago"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast." ...as Mickey Mouse was fond of telling me as I waiting for the ride at Disney World. Or it was my drill instructor. can't remember which.
- vips7L 1mo agoSpeed doesn’t matter.
- bdangubic 1mo agoit does if you are writing the checks, it doesn’t if you cashing the checks
- vips7L 1mo agoI genuinely doubt it. Amdahl’s law will always reign supreme.
- crystal_revenge 1mo agoI take it you're not working at a startup?
- vips7L 1mo agoI’ve worked at plenty of startups. It still does not matter, it never has.
- zinodaur 1mo agoFor beings with finite lifespans, time is precious