In a lot of companies, feature development trumps optimizing, refactoring or removal of legacy code.Dev: Hey Steve, I'm working on issue #4546, but it just occured to me that that if I could just refactor that one method in SuperFactory it'd make code much cleaner and easier to reuse. Just a quick fix!
Manager: No. Work on #4546.
Dev: Sure, #4546 will be done soon, but it'd be really easy fix, it just occurred to me yesterday that there's a better way to build things with SuperFactory.
Manager: No! We already closed that issue!
Dev: No problems. But I thought that now that I have some extra time until...
Manager: Look, Dave, it's working as intended, the solution was reviewed and accepted. I will not create another task. You'll take #7839 next!
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Manager: Hey, Dave, I recall you had some ideas about SuperFactory. It's been acting up lately, they keep creating tickets.
Dev: Nope. None. All gone now.
Manager: But you had, right?
Dev: Yes, but I'd have to start digging in again and I don't have time for that.
Manager: Oh, ok, you're right.
Dev: Hey Steve, I'm working on issue #4546, but it just occured to me that that if I could just refactor that one method in SuperFactory it'd make code much cleaner and easier to reuse. Just a quick fix!
Manager: No. Work on #4546.
Dev: Sure, #4546 will be done soon, but it'd be really easy fix, it just occurred to me yesterday that there's a better way to build things with SuperFactory.
Manager: No! We already closed that issue!
Dev: No problems. But I thought that now that I have some extra time until...
Manager: Look, Dave, it's working as intended, the solution was reviewed and accepted. I will not create another task. You'll take #7839 next!
[...]
Manager: Hey, Dave, I recall you had some ideas about SuperFactory. It's been acting up lately, they keep creating tickets.
Dev: Nope. None. All gone now.
Manager: But you had, right?
Dev: Yes, but I'd have to start digging in again and I don't have time for that.
Manager: Oh, ok, you're right.