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  1. Sheeny96 · · focus · HN ↗
    > Improve SEO

    > Reduce maintenance overhead

    > Make your application compile faster

    > Find unused code in our web app. Exclude generated files and test fixtures, and check for indirect references before recommending a removal.

    If someone came to me with these requirements, I would laugh in their face. These reek of busy work with no actual business benefit. Have these people actually built real software before?

    1. ksjckejdkw · · focus · HN ↗
      Have you actually built real software before?

      In what world does improving SEO, reducing maintenance overhead and faster compile times not provide any actual business benefit?

      > If someone came to me with these requirements, I would laugh in their face.

      My god the arrogance is almost tangible. Maybe tone down the greybeard act a bit, yeah? No one’s buying it.

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