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by exe34 481 days ago
well if they have more slop to get through, they'll spend even more time going over the more slop to find the useful bits. imagine 97 of them believe the machine upfront and you have to convince them that the code is shit. shudders
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Sure but maintenance is just part of the definition of productivity. You have to do maintenance too to be productive. (On long time scales)