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[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 60 points 1 day ago (6 children)

For any non-trivial software project, spending time on code quality and a good architecture is worth the effort. Every hour I spend on that saves me two hours when I have to fix bugs or implement new features.

Years ago I had to review code from a different team and it was an absolute mess. They (and our boss) defended it with "That way they can get it done faster. We can clean up after the initial release". Guess what, that initial release took over three years instead of the planned six months.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The joys of agile programming....

[–] halfdane@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Sounds like you had a bad experience with the failed attempt at establishing agile development methods - sorry to hear that.

I just want to encourage you to give it another go with other developers that are more experienced with the methodology - in my company we're working successfully that way for over a decade.

[edited because the initial comment was unkind]

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