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> The appearance of progress without the substance. This is highly rewarded in many (most?) corporate environments, so that’s not surprising. When’s the last
by anon7725 1y ago
> The appearance of progress without the substance.
This is highly rewarded in many (most?) corporate environments, so that’s not surprising.
When’s the last time you heard “when will it be done?”
When’s the last time you heard “can you demonstrate that it’s right|robust|reliable|fast enough|etc?”
- bravesoul2 1y agoI am very lucky to work somewhere where they at least ask both questions!
- kenjackson 1y agoI think the latter question is implied. Because if you don’t care if it’s right then the answer is always “it’s done now”.
- mrbombastic 1y agoMaybe it is implied but many places i have worked there were engineers with high velocity who made a mess for everyone else, and they were usually rewarded because people only saw the fast output and the bugs were dispersed amongst the masses