Alex Gaynor 2/18/2020

Scaling Software Development

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The article explores the concept of software engineering as 'programming integrated over time,' focusing on how codebases scale in complexity, team size, and requirements. It argues that as a project grows, any code property not programmatically enforced (like style consistency or correctness) will regress, necessitating automated tooling and testing.

Scaling Software Development

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