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There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get
Metaphors like "a sinking ship" are often used to describe codebases, but are misleading. A _business_ will sink long before code quality reaches a hypothetical floor. Technical debt has no bankruptcy, no clean reset, so metaphors that imply an end provide a false sense of security.
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Software EngineeringLife, Learning & Writing2026
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get by zkehs | 107 | 83 |
