You call it technical debt. I call it technical leverage. It technically works until I get hit with a technical margin call.
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Replying to @patio11
Glibness aside making a mostly considered choice at the moment to choose shipping speed, prove the business model out, then pay for fixes.
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Replying to @penelope_zone
@patio11 that is: most startups care about shipping right the fuck now to get their first revenue/investment1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @penelope_zone
@patio11 cleaning up later can happen as well, because ruby is amenable to that1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @penelope_zone
@patio11 the problems I see with my clients are all not knowing how to do the refactoring step2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@samphippen Thank goodness for specs, to the extent that we have them. (I'm at maybe 1/3rd of where I'd like to be. Still saving my bacon.)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@patio11 let me know if you'd ever like a few days/week of either RSpec or refactoring consulting, but maybe you don't need it :P3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@samphippen Might take you up on that at some point. Maybe after I see you at a conference to show you what you're signing up for first :)
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