Nah ... not using async, not running with tests, these aren't "let's build a Maginot line" mistakes. These are "let's not make sure our troops can run 10 miles and shoot accurately" mistakes.
Sure there are plenty of strategic mistakes that will doom any army or enterprise - but the biggest one, the granddaddy of them all, is only listening to half of the proverb "hire great people then get out of their way"
So many generals want to be sure everyone understands it is their clever tactics that won the war they forget the lessons of generals who really do - logistics and economics. Everything is subservient to getting a well fed and trained soldier with a gun in his hand at the point he needs to be.
For a good example look at Spolsky - hiring good people, fixing up nice offices, handing over lunch - probably there is some office manager who acts as a general problem solver for the devs and magically makes boilers and landlords and IRS problems vanish.
Sure there are plenty of strategic mistakes that will doom any army or enterprise - but the biggest one, the granddaddy of them all, is only listening to half of the proverb "hire great people then get out of their way"
So many generals want to be sure everyone understands it is their clever tactics that won the war they forget the lessons of generals who really do - logistics and economics. Everything is subservient to getting a well fed and trained soldier with a gun in his hand at the point he needs to be.
For a good example look at Spolsky - hiring good people, fixing up nice offices, handing over lunch - probably there is some office manager who acts as a general problem solver for the devs and magically makes boilers and landlords and IRS problems vanish.
Logistics.
Not even big guns.