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		kqr 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I build software quickly These two statements do not contradict themselves. That teams have the best code quality does not mean they must have prioritised clean code.

tikhonj 32 days ago [–]

I mean, it's pretty strong evidence that they value good code. You don't get quality by accident. (But you do get it by habit!)

But, in another sense, they didn't "prioritize" good code because it isn't really a tradeoff. They're just better.

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