
Why You Should Sometimes Prioritize Deadlines Over Code Quality
Heresy incoming. I’m about to say something that might make your computer science professor roll in their theoretical grave: sometimes, you absolutely should prioritize deadlines over code quality. Yes, you read that right. Put down those pitchforks, fellow developers – hear me out. Before you start drafting angry emails about technical debt and maintainability nightmares, let me be crystal clear: I’m not advocating for writing garbage code all the time. What I’m saying is that the purist approach of “perfect code or no code” can sometimes be more damaging to your project, your team, and ironically, your users, than shipping something that works but isn’t pristine....