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Reducing the cost of code development led to a decline in code quality and long-term negative consequences for the industry.

Software DevelopmentEconomicsHistoryMay 8, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the consequences of making code cheap in the past, referencing a blog post and a Hacker News comment. It highlights historical issues in software development and economics related to cost-cutting in coding practices.

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Reducing the cost of code development led to a decline in code quality and long-term negative consequences for the industry.
Parent: Software DevelopmentEntity: Code QualityImpact: negativeDate: May 8, 2026 - May 9, 2026Target: Reducing the cost of code development

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What We Lost the Last Time Code Got Cheap L: https://www.poppastring.com/blog/what-we-lost-the-last-time-code-got-cheap C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067197 posted on 2026.05.08 at 14:53:08 (c=0, p=5)
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What We Lost the Last Time Code Got Cheap https://www.poppastring.com/blog/what-we-lost-the-last-time-code-got-cheap #HackerNews #WhatWeLost #CodeCheap #TechHistory #SoftwareDevelopment #Economics
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#hackernews#whatwelost#codecheap#techhistory#softwaredevelopment#economics
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What we lost the last time code got cheap Link: https://www.poppastring.com/blog/what-we-lost-the-last-time-code-got-cheap Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067197
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What we lost the last time code got cheap Link: https://www.poppastring.com/blog/what-we-lost-the-last-time-code-got-cheap Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067197
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