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This is an interesting find. Thanks for sharing. Here are my notes on the video: What is (geotechnical) engineering judgement? * Having a sense of proportion * Solving the right pr…

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Completely agreed. The credible threat of termination drives employees to perform even if they also misbehave in other ways (e.g. CYA and office politics). Consider the Lesson of t…

Interesting take! I think this would apply to me personally. Though, I'm uncertain if it impacts old and large codebases. They could've theoretically been maintained by intelligent…

I think that open source software (like Linux distros) may be the best examples because they tend to avoid the traditional "business problems" that I initially referenced in my que…

This also matches my perspective. I was too cavaliere to make reference to software quality when in fact, I'm more curious about code quality. I think the implicit nature of the pr…

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That's a very interesting insight. Thanks!

I had this specific example in mind. How has Linux done it? Was it ultimately due to the benevolent dictator for life (BDFL) management practice?

I tend to agree when considering _new_ projects. A new project begins with a larger ecosystem of knowledgeable and experienced software professionals. This would include people tan…

It would seem that this factor is important for understanding how we got here. If the hail-mary fails, nobody will notice. But sometimes it succeeds and when it does the engineers …

These are all good points. But most of them also seem like cultural factors too.

Perhaps I should update the question. I'm not referring to ALL software quality. I'm referring to the quality of codebases that are 1) old, 2) large, and 3) supported by many peopl…

I have worked in tech for about 14 years at companies big and small. I've worked in startups, big tech, consultancies, and I've been a freelancer. The one thing that's been pretty …

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