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[–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, this. Refactor first to make the upcoming change easier and cleaner, not after. Don’t ask for permission, don’t even call it refactoring or cleanup. Just call it working on the feature, because that’s what it is. Don’t let non-engineers tell you how to engineer.

[–] catalyst@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes, this! I rarely ask for permission on that sort of thing. I’ll just do it as part of my work and see if anyone calls me out on it.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I do this too, but I realize I'm privileged to be able to. In past jobs people actually would get pissed at me for doing it. I had a manager have a really shitty talk with me about it once. I'd guess a lot of people have bad experiences like that