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It's easy to say this is a large company problem, but I've seen serious technical debt issues at companies that are less than a year old.

The easiest way to avoid these problems is to commit to clean code, and having the stones to stick to that plan. That means someone in power needs to agree with this way of doing things.

In my experience, the tone of a company is set from the top and works down. If the boss is non-technical and is not open to delegating, then there is nothing that can save that company other than new leadership.