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   Raghav Agrawal (impactology@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 21:29:34 JST Raghav Agrawal

   What are the main causes of bugs and factors that render code unmaintainable?

   What defines bad quality code, and why is it considered poor?

   Why do top-tier performance engineering consultants succeed in creating performant, scalable, maintainable code, while others can't?

   What prevents good code from being written or perpetuates bad code?

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 21:29:31 JST Rich Felker

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     @tuban_muzuru @impactology "Actively resists being ... trusted" 🔥🔥🔥

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     tuban_muzuru (tuban_muzuru@ohai.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 21:29:32 JST tuban_muzuru

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     2/ What defines bad quality code, and why is it considered poor?

     Bad code isn't just code that has bugs. It's code that actively resists being understood, modified, or trusted.

     It's Brittle: A small change requires a huge effort. You try to fix one thing, and two other things break.

     It's Opaque: It's impossible for a new team member to understand what the code is doing without weeks of archaeology.

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     tuban_muzuru (tuban_muzuru@ohai.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 21:29:33 JST tuban_muzuru

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     1/ What are the main causes of bugs and unmaintainable code?

     Unchecked Complexity: code becomes a "big ball of mud" where every part is tangled with every other part.

     Lack of Clarity (Code as a Puzzle): The code works, but no one can understand how.

     Pressure Overrides Process: Business deadlines force developers to take shortcuts. This is the origin of technical debt.

     Inadequate Testing:

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     tuban_muzuru (tuban_muzuru@ohai.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 21:39:43 JST tuban_muzuru

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     3/ Why do top-tier consultants succeed where others can't?

     I apprenticed under two superior consultants.

     They took at least three semesters of accounting and can read a chart of accounts.

     They have an unwavering commitment to rigorous code reviews and clean architecture.

     They can spot how shortcuts create technical debt.

     They can articulate why a "slower" approach now will save millions in the long run. They get buy-in for doing things the right way.

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