Some of our development techniques have research supporting their effectiveness, but others do not (despite advocates). Are they placebos?
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Graydon (creator of Rust and Monotone) has this excellent post discussing the importance of running tests on the code after merge, so the build stays green: https://graydon2.dreamwidth.org/1597.html
What you may not realise is that he advocates for an even stronger CI guarantee in the comments!
The Impact Github is Having on Your Software Career, Right Now… https://medium.com/@sitapati/the-impact-github-is-having-on-your-software-career-right-now-6ce536ec0b50 (advocates for OS contributions inside work hours)
"the Scheme Steering Committee calls it "the world's most unportable programming language"" -- and they're the advocates!
