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This makes sense if you’re at a FAANG organization you shouldn’t need to make breakneck code changes with people breathing down your neck.

At a lean startup or smaller team though this isn’t unheard of. I’ve had to debug and code up multiple things while everything was on fire around me.

Mistakes are guaranteed to happen no matter how many precautions are in place. You can reduce the probability of a mistake happening but when it does whoever is fixing it needs to understand how to stay calm and work well under pressure.



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