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Some shortcuts aren't worth taking.

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Casey Muratori's talk at BSC 2025.

Casey's links:
- https://ComputerEnhance.com/
- https://x.com/cmuratori/

BSC links:
- https://BetterSoftwareConference.com/
- https://x.com/BetterSoftwareC

Chapters:
0:00:00 Talk
1:50:11 Q&A