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There’s nothing more permanent than a temporary fix (lemmy.ml)

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[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Then a year or two later you quit/get fired/move to a new team and that code is underpinning a business critical task. Everyone responsible for the code is scared to do any major refactoring because of how important it is but it seems to be working ok. Hopefully they'll have time for a big refactor next quarter when they can afford to take some time and manage the associated risk.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The newly responsible team decides to rewrite it because "it'll be easier than adding the new feature", hopping on for another ride on the rollercoaster of sadness.