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Like getting 9 women pregnant and expecting a baby in 1 month (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago by alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 30 points 6 months ago (2 children)

but it comes at the cost of short term agility

Often long-term agility, as well.

Big teams are faster on straightaways. Small teams go through the corners better. Upgrading from a go-kart to a dragster may just send your project 200mph into a wall. Sometimes a go-kart is really what you need.

[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 9 points 6 months ago

I just wanted to say I loved your analogy.

[–] TheKracken@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Some go karts have 2 seats and that's ok.