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This thought-provoking piece challenges the common "safety first" slogan in tech companies, arguing that true prioritization of safety is incompatible with organizational realities. It proposes a hypothetical definition of "safety first" where engineers can extend deadlines without consequences, highlighting the inherent tension between safety and production pressure in software development

https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2024/08/31/safety-first/
Surfing Complexity Safety first! I’m sure you’ve heard the slogan “safety first”. It is a statement of values for an organization, but let’s think about how to define what it should mean explicitly. H…
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