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Post #1803894
2026-04-27 02:00 UTC
RE: https://unstable.systems/@jneen/116432399618474650
this is well put, getting at a core engineering issue with the tech at play here
we need _more_ diligence from engineers, not less. we need _more_
clarity, insight and debuggability into the systems we build, not less. removing first hand understanding of how a system works greatly reduces our ability to fix the inevitable issues. trading these qualities for perceived productivity is a thing I'd expect management to want, but not something I'd expect engineers to desire.
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@superfunc@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-04-27 02:02
moreover, good systems are often not huge in terms of LOC, and even when they are, that code has been layered in over decades, with a wealth of in house knowledge spread across the engineers. adding thousands of lines per day feels like a good way to exponentially reduce the debuggability of a system, and the sanity of the remaining engineers