In the first episode of No Silver Bullet live podcast, we talk about the balance between writing high-quality code and taking shortcuts.
Based on nearly 20 years of working together on various projects, we discuss when it makes sense to move fast rather than aim for perfect code, and how to avoid technical debt that can kill your project.
We focus on making mindful engineering decisions instead of blindly following rules like “always do X” or “never do Y”. Different situations need different approaches to code quality.
00:00:03 Introduction
00:01:22 What is code quality?
00:03:55 Why quality matters
00:07:00 Traits of a healthy codebase
00:09:46 What high-quality is not
00:13:32 High quality outcomes
00:14:45 When to skip high quality
00:19:27 High-quality project story
00:22:30 Impact on company success
00:25:54 MVP issues
00:29:40 How to approach refactoring
00:35:36 Balancing code quality
00:36:03 Learning platform example
00:41:30 When an MVP makes sense
00:43:57 Where not to cut corners
00:56:14 CI/CD is crucial
01:00:17 Company culture
01:06:33 Good enough & edge cases
01:11:18 Quality tips
01:24:47 Q&A Session
https://threedots.tech/episode/when-to-write-low-quality-code/