TLDR Web Dev · OPINIONS & ADVICE

FIXING ALL THE BUGS WON'T SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS

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Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Quality improvement programs often yield initial success as obvious flaws ("special causes") are fixed. However, teams will eventually reach a plateau because systemic issues aren't addressed. This means not just fixing bugs, but also tackling architectural problems like geographic distribution, resource allocation, data efficiency, and problematic access patterns.