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I think the trade-off is at the company level. They hired a worse programmer to save money/time back then and accelerate development in the short term.
by RadiozRadioz 4y ago
I think the trade-off is at the company level. They hired a worse programmer to save money/time back then and accelerate development in the short term.
- danjac 4y agoHow would they be in a position to judge programmer competence? It might well be the person was hired based on being cheaper and/or a personal relationship (boss' nephew or manager's room-mate) but that is not necessarily an indication of how good they might be. More often it's just a sign of a new company not knowing what they are doing and making unforced errors as a result, rather than a conscious debt/investment transaction.
- RadiozRadioz 4y agoYes, that probably is more likely. I was merely trying to paint the decision makers in a good light to offer an alternative viewpoint. I usually default to the managerial incompetence view, wanted to have a change.