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What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't? (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I worked at a large financial company that you've probably heard of. Unit tests were basically non-existent, code reviews were a joke, and I saw some of the worst code I've ever seen come from senior engineers.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Because writ large we are all under staffed and it we need to cut something it's QA.

Good.

Cheap.

Fast.

Businesses have shown time and time again they choose cheap and fast. Good is a problem for the future.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

yeah, checks out. Peak web dev right here.