TLDR Dev · OPINIONS & ADVICE

WE STOPPED ROADMAP WORK FOR A WEEK AND FIXED 189 BUGS

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Summary from the TLDR Dev newsletter

“Fixit” weeks are when the engineering team pauses regular work to address small bugs and improvements. During one fixit week, 40 people fixed 189 bugs, improving both user experience and developer productivity. These focused efforts have a lot of benefits on product quality, individual satisfaction, and team morale, emphasizing the importance of preparation, a strict time limit, and gamification.