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  1. …in reply to @r0wdy_
    @r0wdy_ @reybango Last job had a manager that was actively telling people to skip and not worry about tests cause the old system was going to be replaced soon. The rewrite was canceled like a month later. Luckily nobody listened to manager and kept writing quality code.
    1. …in reply to @halkeye
      @r0wdy_ @reybango I forgot the point. It was that someone always says your stuff is going to be replaced. But you never know the future and until it is replaced. Don't bet on it. But also hedge your bets and diversify. Perl has been dying for 20 years. Falling out of popularity isn't bad