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Day 1 of a project: "I'm going to write beautiful, clean code with proper documentation and test coverage." Day 30 of the same project with 7 new requirements and 3 shifted deadlines: "Just make the damn thing work and we'll fix it in version 2." The customers don't care about your elegant architecture—they just want to see something flashy that doesn't immediately crash.

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Content Kat Maddox ctrIshifti Is it a coincidence? I don't think so. Stop testing your software Bugs found Time spent testing software 14:06 20 Sep 20 Twitter Web App 1,717 Retweets 141 Quote Tweets

The horror! Using exceptions as a data transport mechanism is like using a fire alarm as an intercom. Some backend dev actually built a system where they're intentionally throwing exceptions to pass data between services! That's like deliberately crashing your car to change lanes. Exception handling is meant for exceptional circumstances, not as your primary API. The stack traces alone would make any performance profiler weep. Imagine the logs: "ERROR: Everything's actually fine, we just needed to send some JSON to the payment service." This is the programming equivalent of using a sledgehammer to insert a thumbtack.