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> Recruiting cheaper programmers will probably look nice on immediate results for a time, assuming the rewrite progresses well. Possibly, but on the other hand
by Trasmatta 5y ago
> Recruiting cheaper programmers will probably look nice on immediate results for a time, assuming the rewrite progresses well.
Possibly, but on the other hand, "adding more developers to a late project just makes it more late".
It all just feels like a colossal rathole to me. I'm feeling exhausted just thinking about it.
- nikanj 5y agoPossibly, but on the other hand, management usually sees this as a success story for HR ("Managed to fill every spot in days"), and a failure on the dev team ("The project slipped by months, despite getting all the people they asked for")