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by com2kid 13 days ago
> Because companies are betting that this spending will allow them to reduce cost by firing people.

I've never worked at a company that didn't have a technical backlog measured in years.
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LtWorf 13 days ago
If they don't hire to get it done it means they don't think it's really important to get it done.
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tuesdaynight 13 days ago
That is an amazing point that invalidates the backlog in my mind. Stated vs revealed preferences in the end.
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