How good engineers write bad code at big companies
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Big tech companies produce sloppy code because engineers constantly work outside their expertise. High turnover, frequent re-orgs, and deliberate fungibility mean most code changes are made by relative beginners on unfamiliar systems. Companies prioritize flexibility over expertise retention, accepting lower code quality as a tradeoff for rapid resource deployment.
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