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by dmoy 943 days ago
> there is no pile of crap deep enough you cant peek under. no bug you shouldn't be able to find,

I mean, yea, technically? But when the codebase gets very big, it can become intractable to chase every issue down.

> given enough time.

Okay sure. One often isn't given enough time though, if it's for a job.

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That's the trick. You should not chase every issue down. You should prioritize, but give one issue you should be able to chase it down and get to the bottom of it. So it's not about actually taking om the task of solving every issue, it's about the capability of solving any issue you deem worth solving.
Yea that's fair

But I wouldn't describe it as a feeling of absolute agency. More like pressure-induced minor chaos