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NoChatGPT · 29 Apr 2025

The code I wrote was structurally unsound as it ended up having no overall plan

bborud on Hacker News

In the thread “Oracle engineers caused five days software outage at U.S. hospitals”, replying to this comment

Helped: Initial velocity was high and it got me started quickly.

Got in the way: Code had no overall plan and I skipped the learning process.

… This was exciting and satisfying. The code I wrote was structurally unsound as it ended up having no overall plan. This became more and more evident as the prototype was completed. …