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Due Diligence vs Gut Feeling Decision Making

Developers should learn and apply due diligence when involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital investments, or open-source adoption to mitigate technical debt, security vulnerabilities, and integration challenges meets developers should use gut feeling decision making when facing ambiguous problems, tight deadlines, or when data is incomplete, as it allows for rapid prototyping and iterative adjustments. Here's our take.

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Due Diligence

Developers should learn and apply due diligence when involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital investments, or open-source adoption to mitigate technical debt, security vulnerabilities, and integration challenges

Due Diligence

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Developers should learn and apply due diligence when involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital investments, or open-source adoption to mitigate technical debt, security vulnerabilities, and integration challenges

Pros

  • +It is crucial for assessing legacy systems, evaluating third-party software, or onboarding new teams to ensure alignment with business goals and compliance standards
  • +Related to: risk-assessment, code-review

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Gut Feeling Decision Making

Developers should use gut feeling decision making when facing ambiguous problems, tight deadlines, or when data is incomplete, as it allows for rapid prototyping and iterative adjustments

Pros

  • +It is particularly valuable in creative tasks like UI/UX design, architectural choices, or troubleshooting, where past experience can guide efficient solutions without over-analysis
  • +Related to: agile-methodology, problem-solving

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Due Diligence if: You want it is crucial for assessing legacy systems, evaluating third-party software, or onboarding new teams to ensure alignment with business goals and compliance standards and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Gut Feeling Decision Making if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable in creative tasks like ui/ux design, architectural choices, or troubleshooting, where past experience can guide efficient solutions without over-analysis over what Due Diligence offers.

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The Bottom Line
Due Diligence wins

Developers should learn and apply due diligence when involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital investments, or open-source adoption to mitigate technical debt, security vulnerabilities, and integration challenges

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