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by bmurphy1976 46 days ago
The dev who ran it. The manager who allowed it. The director/VP/CTO who enabled the culture. They all have some responsibility for it.
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dilution of responsibility isn't just dangerous, it's illegal for some industries. Aircraft manufacturers need to log and track every single bolt, panel, and fastener on a plane back to the engineer who installed it. The moment you dilute risk between people you eliminate auditability.