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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hear you, but they should MVP the ticket, close it, then concisely collar the PM/lead and say "I know how to make this better and am hungry to do it. Let me address some tech debt next sprint. I got this and will keep it timeboxxed. I'll also ensure my changes pass QA before coming to you"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Refactors should be a natural part of development or you will have a shit code base

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sure, now imagine you've been obligated to adopt a legacy codebase.

Life isn't a classroom.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

That's pretty much all I have been doing in my 8 year career