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submitted 2 months ago by HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to c/programming@programming.dev

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Matches my own experience when working on software where quality matters, like large and long-running scientific projects: Even if there are tight time constraints, you won't sacrifice quality, because that would make you slower.

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[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Even if there are tight time constraints, you won’t sacrifice quality, because that would make you slower.

Too right. People find this so hard to understand. I think they dramatically underestimate the payback time on technical debt.

I am currently working in a startup that has the classic "we're a startup, quality doesn't matter" attitude. They think that they might not be around in a year so it's best to go fast and not give a shit about tech debt.

In my experience that attitude bites in under 6 months. I'm already wasting entire days sorting out messes that they neglected to deal with.

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In my experience that attitude bites in under 6 months. I'm already wasting entire days sorting out messes that they neglected to deal with.

That's pretty much in line with what John Ousterhout writes. I think if you deal with multi-threading / locking / diszributed systems stuff, that time span is likely to be lower.

[–] tetrislife@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

hmm. Are you atleast getting credit for fixing all that?

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago

No, generally people are annoyed that you're spending time paying off tech debt instead of piling on more.