Comment by AbstractH24
Comment by AbstractH24 2 days ago
It just seems like the idea its actually cheaper to ship broken code than invest in QA is, well, wrong.
And I'm just thinking about the amount of time people spend paying me to work through these bugs with the team at the startup building it.
Putting aside the whole "it's easier to keep a customer than it is to acquire one" and "easier to keep your good reputation that overcome a bad one" side of things (and there is one tool a client asked me to use that I told them either the tool goes or I do),
Your argument certainly holds water for a company that is thinking long term. But too many individuals within organizations are thinking short term instead.
Ship out the product, even if it isn't ready. Meet your performance goals for shipping on time. Collect your bonus and exercise your stock options. Bail to another gig before the consequences for the buggy product hits the fan.