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Anthony Webb · 2026-03-01T12:15:50.147141+00:00

Taking extra time to plan prevents errors in any project.

That same principle scales up to save huge headaches on massive construction or software projects too.

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Totally feel that about it scaling up to big projects. We had a server migration at my old job where someone skipped the testing phase to save a day. It ended up taking two weeks of all-hands-on-deck fixes because everything broke at once. That kind of mess really burns the lesson into you.

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victorhernandez6mo ago

What's the biggest mess you've seen happen because someone skipped the planning phase?

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robinc606mo ago

Tell that to matthew_west's big plans last year.

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