@garrytan: On the one hand you can say a coding harness done right is syntactic sugar On the other hand, I have seen a real speedu…
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Garry Tan shares his experience with a coding harness that enhances development speed for fixing issues and implementing features without increased editor time.
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On the one hand you can say a coding harness done right is syntactic sugar
On the other hand, I have seen a real speedup in being able to fix issues and land features much faster with no increase in time in-editor
Garry Tan (@garrytan): Bigger fixes, better test coverage, more issues resolved and faster
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