> When you get to that stage, software engineering has failed fundamentally. Agreed - this is a survival mode tactic in every company I’ve been when it’s happe

> When you get to that stage, software engineering has failed fundamentally. Agreed - this is a survival mode tactic in every company I’ve been when it’s happened. If you’re permanently in the described mode and you’re small sized, you might as well be dead. If mid to large and temporary, this might be acceptable to right the ship.