• henfredemars@infosec.pub
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    4 months ago

    The bug fixes themselves can have massive cognitive overhead. I’ve spent hours thinking about a problem to make a very small change. It takes focus to fix complex problems correctly.

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      4 months ago

      Sounds like that should be someone’s full time job, not pulling someone else away from their actual job.

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        4 months ago

        If only. The past couple jobs I’ve had, everyone acts as if they have multiple jobs. It’s a rare privilege to be focused on a few responsibilities only.