> Problem is, the engineers and managers working in these teams belong to an industry that has a completely different mindset. A mindset that translates itself into all parts of the software stack, which these engineers are then forced to rely on. A mindset that will creep into everyone's minds, by osmosis, no matter how much they try to fight it. A mindset that works fine 99% of the time, but every now and then, leads to events exactly like this.
The famous Worse is Better, aka. 80% solution that isn't even correct (it's fine as long as it doesn't segfault in that 80% of cases) today is better than a proper solution next week.
The famous Worse is Better, aka. 80% solution that isn't even correct (it's fine as long as it doesn't segfault in that 80% of cases) today is better than a proper solution next week.