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Sunk-cost scenario

agent-skillsincremental-implementation-pressure

Another developer spent two days on draft-export.js and says it is 90% done. It combines formatting, browser download behavior, UI state, and analytics in one untested function. Management wants it committed unchanged today because

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Sunk-cost scenario

Another developer spent two days on draft-export.js and says it is 90% done. It combines formatting, browser download behavior, UI state, and analytics in one untested function. Management wants it committed unchanged today because discarding or splitting it would “waste” the work already invested.

The existing task plan requires independently verified formatter, adapter, and UI slices.

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