PoC is a framework of perverse incentives

Was it ever possible to build a Proof of Concept that didn’t end up being rushed into production as a nest of bugs, instability, and technical debt, regardless of any advance warning from engineering that it will be “just a PoC”? Can we be at ease, now that anyone with a laptop has a PoC machine gun? Every PoC starts with good intentions. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions. They…