Or you know, the CTO could quit. I’ve seen this happen multiple times. Teams are in max feature mode, introducing a ton of code duplication, inconsistent abstra

Or you know, the CTO could quit. I’ve seen this happen multiple times. Teams are in max feature mode, introducing a ton of code duplication, inconsistent abstractions and hidden assumptions. Team members get fat bonuses. For the next round of features, they can’t be as fast since they have to fix the mess they created to add new things without breaking old ones. So one by one they start switching to the team working on the shiny thing. New developers are hired, they realize the mess and nop out. The harsh truth, which is evident from the thread, very few companies/managers actually reward fixing code debt.