> so maybe I'll just ask what they think about how to avoid these kinds of mistakes
This, 100%.
Don't tell anyone at work you asked on HackerNews and got feedback - they don't want to debate the merits of various approaches. They want it done their way, because it is obviously the right way, or else they would've modified it, right? :)
Most jobs are repetitive, so you eliminate mistakes just by doing it for a while. Hence nothing extra needs to be done, which is exactly how most people like it and why your company has no peer review or much of anything - because it just works, with the least amount of effort, somehow, someway :)
This, 100%.
Don't tell anyone at work you asked on HackerNews and got feedback - they don't want to debate the merits of various approaches. They want it done their way, because it is obviously the right way, or else they would've modified it, right? :)
Most jobs are repetitive, so you eliminate mistakes just by doing it for a while. Hence nothing extra needs to be done, which is exactly how most people like it and why your company has no peer review or much of anything - because it just works, with the least amount of effort, somehow, someway :)