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0 pointsKarunamon4y ago0 comments

This sounds like you're laying the blame at the feet of developers. Unless we're talking about FOSS, most devs don't get to pick what to write; only how to do it, and then in a very limited way on artificially constrained (read: unreasonable) timescales.

Start holding companies responsible for their shitty priorities and then things may change. Until then, this is doing the equivalent of yelling at retail workers for company policy. They are not the responsible party here. That responsibility starts at the C-suite and filters down.

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labawi4y ago

Currently the blame should be on companies and people from the top, as the developers don't really have much choice (without unionizing or whatever). OTOH, it doesn't have to be this way.

As an example, electricians are licensed here (I think) and it is against the law to pressure them work faster.

Architects and building engineers are licensed (need proper education + practice), and they are required to uphold certain standards. They give a stamp of approval and at fault (insurance compulsory) and can lose their license if there are problems with their designs, regardless of any pressure from investors.

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