Teams are often pressured by business stakeholders to “go faster” and deliver new features quickly at the expense of quality. This pressure leads to technical debt unless the team stands strong. Engineers and developers, you have a responsibility to your teams, your profession, and to yourselves to uphold high standards. Yes, learn and incorporate techniques which enable you to deliver frequently but take care to also ensure that your code meets or exceeds your definition of done.

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