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> Also wouldn't most devs much rather fix bugs in an existing app than add features? No, for a few reasons: 1) it's often tedious work 2) often the bug has be
by emodendroket 4y ago
> Also wouldn't most devs much rather fix bugs in an existing app than add features?
No, for a few reasons: 1) it's often tedious work 2) often the bug has been around a long time and nobody's really noticed or cared, so how important could it be? 3) organizations rarely reward this work.
- bruce511 4y agoI quite like fixing bugs. It's a different mental challenge to truly understand what is going wrong, often something that's really subtle. While individual fixes are often unnoticed, the overall effect is profound. Users are happier, support staff are more confident, and programmers are able to build the next layer on a firm foundation. I agree bug fixing my code is more enjoyable to bug fixing other people's code, and I agree that most programmers resist the former and hate the latter. But for me, bug-fixing foreign code, is one of the truest tests of skill.
- squeaky-clean 4y agoI love bug-fixing other people's code for some reason. I often get nerd-sniped by another team in our slack talking about some bug they've encountered in their project(s). I kind of wish that could be my full-time job. I suppose that's what some fields of consulting are.
- OJFord 4y agoIt's only tedious work if what you enjoy is cranking out another CRUD feature. Personally I prefer the thinking, reasoning, tracking down, supposed 'tedium' that comes with bug fixing.
- nitwit005 4y agoAt essentially every company I've worked at the devs were asking for more time to fix bugs, improve performance, etc. Sure, bugs are boring, but most of the time the new features aren't terribly exciting either.