@kentcdodds: We really do need to rethink what it is to build software
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Kent Dodds emphasizes the need to rethink software building, citing an example of a project rebuilt in five days using a new harness.
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We really do need to rethink what it is to build software
MEGA (@megadevhq): “I nuked a four-year-old project and rebuilt it in five days” - @_overment new Drop, plus the harness he did it with.
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