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> Firstly, I'd suggest the author look at this differently; perhaps "For Want of a Code Review". Especially code from a relatively recent graduate, on a piece o
by lultimouomo 4y ago
> Firstly, I'd suggest the author look at this differently; perhaps "For Want of a Code Review". Especially code from a relatively recent graduate, on a piece of code for which the engineer in question has little experience.
I assume the story is made up, but if we were to take it at face value the title would be "For Want of Basic Human Decency"; the author is saying that they saw this whole easily preventable train wreck happen in slow motion and did not lift a finger to prevent it, instead laughing, taking notes and thinking of the fabulous snarky blog bost that would have come out of it.
- axus 4y agoThe way I read it, they accepted the decisions of those higher in the hierarchy, after providing their feedback. It wasn't clear if lots of money was lost, just lots of time. I didn't think it was made up.
- nisegami 4y agoEventually you learn it's not always a great idea to stop your employer from getting burned. Some people don't learn until it hurts.
- Epskampie 4y agoFrom the article: > I’d definitely commented on the JOIN statements during the initial code review
- boxed 4y agoHow about when it became a problem? Or the second time? The third?