> So why did it last so long? "It's temporary unless it works" - Red Green. I always fight temporary solutions because there is a perception that one does not

> So why did it last so long? "It's temporary unless it works" - Red Green. I always fight temporary solutions because there is a perception that one does not need to be as rigorous with temporary solutions. Then there is no sense of urgency for a replacement because this one works, it becomes a "technical debt", a "nice to have", and never gets fixed. In some cases, lack of rigour is the one functionality everybody loves that cannot be removed (security vs convenience). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Green_Show#Red_Green https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Green_Show#Red_Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY7nx5Z6Kzo&t=3m41s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY7nx5Z6Kzo&t=3m41s