> Not necessary when your misery not-product-market-fit-yet website only gets 100 users. Just roll-the-f-out , let it break and fix later. Building the canary system is a huge overkill in the early stage.
Being a startup does not excuse this kind of cavalier attitude
There is an obvious conflict of interest but it doesnt make his views invalid. Several other PhDs have said pretty much the same thing. Frankly, I dont see much more utility for working in industry beyond a Masters. You really should have the skills to learn anything else by the time you complete a thesis.
Unfortunately, electing a single product owner is now a decision the core devs will have to weigh in on - which means it wont happen. Design by committee is a terrible way to run Python
Being a startup does not excuse this kind of cavalier attitude