Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Right, and often the tested depth isnt maximum. So you slowly acclimate to worse and worse code practices if the effort needed to undo it is the same as doing.


> if the effort needed to undo it is the same as doing.

That’s the rub, yes - as long as your failures are nice and gradual and proportional to the changes you’re making, everything’s fine.


sure, but undo isn't the only path to a newer better version of the code

it's easy to see how the product (claude code) could be abstracted to spec form and then a future version built from that without inheriting previous iterations tech debt




Consider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch! Applications are open till July 27.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: