wedrifid comments on Have you changed your mind lately? On what? - Less Wrong

25 Post author: Emile 04 June 2012 07:54PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 05 June 2012 02:57:49AM 0 points [-]

I've just gained a new perspective on the value of best practices in software development.

Which is to say, much less than getting paid a lot and not working with dickheads?

Comment author: Morendil 05 June 2012 06:20:39AM 2 points [-]

I'm guessing "rewarded much less than knowing your way around office politics".

Comment author: WrongBot 05 June 2012 10:55:34PM 0 points [-]

The people I work with are mostly not dickheads and the pay is reasonable. It's the mountain of ugly spaghetti code I'm expected to build on top of that kills me. There's no time to do refactors, of course.