In case you need to hear it: I am firmly in the camp that 'perfection is the sum total of a lot of little things done well' ... learning how to do each of those 'things' takes time and care ... software or anything in life ... it is ok to take some time to learn how to do things properly.
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@jimfuller decades ago before I switched to politics, I used to write software as a consultant. It was quite profitable, but what really killed that type of work for me was the number of managers I met who said things like "Don't worry, be crappy".
Because they kept pushing people to rush things through, projects would have more bugs and maintenance would be much harder, but once people realised the consequences, the managers had already received their bonuses for fast delivery and had moved on.
@randahl yes - that is because those people are only interested in 'outcomes' ... they use throw away terms like 'automation' (and now agentic dev) - zero care in the process (journey) almost always ensures never getting to a good 'outcome' (destination).
