I know this sounds stupid but hear me out.
I used to work as a developer at a non-tech company in the Midwest. I joined Amazon three years ago thinking that I was going to learn to write great software.
The code here is atrocious. Rediculously bad. I used to get paid 60k and the code was 10000000x better than at Amazon.
Guess what, Amazon is one of the most valuable companies in the planet. I'm not really sure that the quality of code really matters to the value of the business.
So if the quality of code doesn't really matter, that begs the following question: does the quality of engineers matter? Could a company perform just as well by targeting median (or even below median) developers as compared to hiring top talent?
Let me know your thoughts.
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We aren't. If I just need coders I would outsource it
Once you understand that the code is one of the least important part of your job the better off you will be.
https://killedbygoogle.com/
XD
Write good enough code or pay enough engineers to put out fires as they happen.
Smaller companies need higher quality code just to survive.
Established companies like Amazon throw money at the problem.
I think it'll eventually come back to bite Amazon... But when that is I've no idea.
and this is good anyways. you need to revisit from time to time. over the years technology changes, approach changes better alternatives available