> an incubator for bit rot Genius phrase. Overall, that might be one of the best comments I've ever read on HN. The DIY furniture analogy is a good one. There'

> an incubator for bit rot Genius phrase. Overall, that might be one of the best comments I've ever read on HN. The DIY furniture analogy is a good one. There's so much focus on what seems to work today, and so little awareness of what affects long-term maintainability. I see this at work too, everyone chasing "impact" for the half even when it screws us over any longer time scale. Understanding how code evolves over time is an essential part of being a competent developer. It's much more important than any in-the-moment coding test.