In help desks and technical support environments, technicians frequently look at a queue and choose tasks that require the absolute minimum work necessary to log a successful closure. The Cost of Short-Term Metrics
Before starting, write: “This ticket is complete when X works, even if Y is ugly, Z is missing, and no documentation exists.” lazyasses ticket 220905cum0200 min work
The lazy-ass library for JavaScript is a real-world example of this philosophy. It only evaluates the arguments of an assertion if the test condition is false. If the code is correct, the library does nothing. It expends zero energy unless there is a problem. This is the "Min work" policy applied to code debugging. even if Y is ugly