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The Essence of Problem Solving #5 — Reject Pseudo-So...

Why "whack-a-mole" pseudo-solutions waste more resources than they save: engineers fix the symptom, celebrate, then watch the same proble...

Why "whack-a-mole" pseudo-solutions waste more resources than they save: engineers fix the symptom, celebrate, then watch the same proble...

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