I don't believe a team can be effective past small MVP stage without some kind of automated test that covers their product's critical path(s) especially from th

I don't believe a team can be effective past small MVP stage without some kind of automated test that covers their product's critical path(s) especially from the customer side, and especially as headcount goes up. Though I agree there are programmers who are overly dogmatic to the detriment of products. But I've also met several managers who are preoccupied with the idea that devs are too perfectionist even as their products are morasses of technical debt and untested code. It seems to surface as a symptom of environments where management isn't technical enough and judge products and progress superficially.