We built the feature in two days. Making it reliable took two weeks.
The article discusses the challenges of ensuring software reliability after a feature is built. While the initial development of the feature took only two days, making it dependable in real-world scenarios required an additional two weeks. The author emphasizes that the majority of development time is spent on maintaining functionality under various user conditions and system interactions.
- ▪The feature was developed in two days but took two weeks to ensure reliability.
- ▪Challenges included duplicate requests, user refreshes, and slow external systems.
- ▪Most development time is dedicated to making features work seamlessly in real-world applications.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3894526) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Vishal Koriya Posted on May 26 We built the feature in two days. Making it reliable took two weeks. #architecture #backend #softwareengineering #productivity The feature worked: Button clicked Data saved Response returned Done. Then production started: Duplicate requests Users refreshing mid action Slow external systems Partial failures between workflows Code was working. System behavior was not. Most development time is not spent building the feature.
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