At the expense of what, though? That's 30 minutes not spent learning about the business, or talking to customers, or to your kids. Or watching the World
Cup. Or reading Hacker News.
and then i get a ticket a month later because the customer reported the feature isn't working. all while they proclaim how much they care about the customer.
i'm not just talking about one person. i feel as if there's an archetype of programmer that thinks like this.
But Earlier ...
>Or reading Hacker News.
Reading Hacker News is important to you?