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by saidinesh5 332 days ago
Ngl .. the spectrum is really as wide as:

"We are a fast moving start up (even at 3-4 years old), we believe in moving fast and breaking things ... That's why we don't do code reviews or unit tests.. we just edit live running code and restart the server"

Vs

"This one line change needs 4 -5 commits to add feature flags,unit tests, integration tests - all to be reviewed by different teams and wait 1-2 months to be deployed properly to production"

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There's stories that bridge the gaps between the two models of explosions and fires and legally actionable fast moving breakages that bring new people into start-ups who put these processes into place and generally shift the culture towards cautiousness. Other industries need to start at point B, or otherwise learn the lessons that get you there _quickly_.