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Discussion on: Software Engineering is a Loser’s Game

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Jay G

Couldn't agree more. I think it's a lesson too on what to automate/delegate; admittedly people are afraid of automating too many things, but sometimes they're worth doing. One less bullet to soot you in the foot later.

Now on the code review side, things can get pretty dicey when people have different ways/ideas of doing stuff. That said, keeping it as simple as possible works wonders. Simple = less mistakes (typically), plus they're easy to test.

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Tyler Hawkins

Good insight! Yes, when it comes to code reviews, it's important to remember that humans are involved in the process, and humans can be irrational and emotional creatures. 😅

These are some of my favorite articles when it comes to having productive code reviews: