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Qqodorsqodors.hashnode.dev6d ago · 5 min read

Technical Debt: The Bill Always Comes Due

You needed to ship fast. So you took shortcuts. You hardcoded a few values. Skipped some tests. Copy-pasted a function instead of cleaning it up. Dropped a // TODO: fix this later and kept moving. And

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MKMelikşah Karakaşmeliksahkarakas.hashnode.devMay 28 · 2 min read

The Cost of Unasked Questions

💡 This article expands on a shorter diagnostic post originally published on LinkedIn. Every complex system operates within an epistemic boundary: a limit beyond which belief must be replaced by evide

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VIVDS Internationalvdsintl.hashnode.devMay 19 · 4 min read

Taking Over an Existing Software Project: A Practical Control Checklist

Taking over an existing software project is rarely just a repository handover. The repository matters, but the operational system around it matters more: access, hosting, secrets, deployments, logs, b

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Qqodorsqodors.hashnode.devMay 16 · 4 min read

Database Decisions That Haunt You 2 Years Later

Nobody brags about their database choice two years in. At the start it's all excitement. "MongoDB is so flexible." "Postgres handles everything." "Firebase gets us to market fast." Fast forward 24 mon

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GCGavin Clivegavinclive.hashnode.devMay 12 · 8 min read

Feature-Flag-Driven Development

Feature flags are not technical debt by default, but in this codebase they became debt disguised as a feature. They did not start as a problem. They started as the responsible thing to do. New behavio

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HWHasitha Wickramasingheblog.hazya.devMay 2 · 7 min read

When AI-Written Code Becomes the Death of Deep Understanding

As a developer who uses AI coding tools every day and as an AWS Certified Generative AI Developer Professional, I am fundamentally optimistic about the future of AI-assisted development. However, we n

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FFetchLogicfetchlogic.hashnode.devApr 24 · 7 min read

The Compound Interest of Cutting Corners

A single deployment window turned into a five-day firefighting operation. What Anthropic characterized as "code quality issues" in their January 2025 postmortem translated to broken integrations, degraded performance, and a cascade of customer compla...

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ASAjitabh Singhajitabh.netApr 13 · 3 min read

The Vibe Coding Trap: Why AI-Driven Development Needs Strong Architecture

The code was moving fast. Delivery looked great. But understanding was completely gone. That's what I ran into recently — and it stopped me cold. The High of Fast Execution "Vibe coding" is what some

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FSFabio Sarmentosarmento.hashnode.devApr 10 · 3 min read

The Consequences of Vibe Coding: Building Technical Debt into Your Software

The Problem of Vibe Coding in Software Engineering In recent years, we have seen a significant surge in discussions surrounding the use of AI in software development. While the benefits of AI tools are undeniable, they have also given rise to a dange...

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JCJason Castillojhavtech.hashnode.devApr 8 · 7 min read

5 Common Code Smells in Startups and How a Code Review Can Fix Them

The Hidden Enemy of Startup Success In the world of startups, speed is everything. Founders and developers rush to release their MVPs, launch new features, or pivot quickly to stay competitive. But in

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Technical Debt: The Bill Always Comes Due

The Cost of Unasked Questions

Taking Over an Existing Software Project: A Practical Control Checklist

Database Decisions That Haunt You 2 Years Later

Feature-Flag-Driven Development

When AI-Written Code Becomes the Death of Deep Understanding

The Compound Interest of Cutting Corners

The Vibe Coding Trap: Why AI-Driven Development Needs Strong Architecture

The Consequences of Vibe Coding: Building Technical Debt into Your Software

5 Common Code Smells in Startups and How a Code Review Can Fix Them