[dureuill]

> What do you do now?

Look for another job

> You’d be amazed at how many C++ codebase in the wild that are a core part of a successful product earning millions and they basically do not compile.

Wow I really hope this is hyperbole. I feel like I was lucky to work on a codebase that had CI to test on multiple computers with WError

[throwaway71271]

> Wow I really hope this is hyperbole.

I am sure its not, I dont have much experience as I have worked in only 3 companies in the last 25 years, but so far I have found no relation between code quality and company earnings.

[throwaway2037]

> so far I have found no relation between code quality and company earnings.

This! What matters is the market fit and customer experience. You can deliver a lot of value with average programmers working on a shitty code base.

[gmueckl]

I started to joke that in order to have a successful software startup, you need to essentially write the most godawful program code you can get away with. The money is much better spent on a good/aggressive sales strategy.

Elegant technology never wins on its own merits.