The lack of nuance to consider exceptions appears to have been the problem. Perhaps a lot of products needed bug fix campaigns because most corporations tend t

The lack of nuance to consider exceptions appears to have been the problem. Perhaps a lot of products needed bug fix campaigns because most corporations tend to reward SWE productivity based on so-called "evidence" like: - KLoC - # of commits - adding features - so-called "impact" , rather than: - reducing the cost to maintain code - making code more robust - making features actually work as users expect - rip-replacing what shouldn't be salvaged because it's too expensive So instead of adopting a funny mustache and making inflexible commandments, it would be less disruptive to have targeted bug fix campaigns where needed to boost nonfunctional requirements like quality, reducing support costs, and improving user satisfaction to their desired target levels.