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> When code is going to live for several years, no one will care if it took minutes to create vs a week. No, but... if it took minutes instead of a week, that
by AnimalMuppet 2y ago
> When code is going to live for several years, no one will care if it took minutes to create vs a week.
No, but... if it took minutes instead of a week, that leaves you the rest of the week to create N more things. That matters, and may still matter in several years.
- deadbabe 2y agoThere are not N more things to create. It’s better to focus on making the things you do make as good as possible. And even if there were N more things, you’re creating NxN maintenance issues at an overwhelming rate.