
It always gets worse before it gets better
Whenever you introduce a new quality control measure, things often seem to get worse before they get better.

The lure of local optimizations
Just because you've found the best burger in town, doesn't mean you've found the best burger in the world.

Do you trust your linters?
Do you find yourself routinely, or even rotely, disabling linter rules on a case-by-case basis?

Building Inspectors
"Of course you need dedicated testers. Don't you want dedicated building inspectors?"

Should testing be a separate user story?
It's like mixing the eggs and mixing the flour as different parts of a cake recipe.

Sometimes our instincts are wrong
Bugs are painful, but then rather than avoiding them, let's make sure we're prepared to address that pain quickly.
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