Nobody would buy a car that was twice as fast as its price-competitors but had no breaks.
The ability to move safely is the ability to move quickly.
I can count on one hand the number of times taking a shortcut or serious coding risk has actually saved me time. Most of us can't even remember how many times those same things have slowed us down in the long-, mid-, or even the short-run.
Most people, when asked "Would you rather code fast or safe?" would choose "fast". Yet that's a false dichotomy.
The choice isn't "fast or safe". The menu reads more like "your top-speed and safe or a lot slower and dangerous".
The next time you find yourself struggling to go faster, step back and ask yourself "How can I go safer?"
