I posted this question

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> [How do you write quality code under duress?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3219489/how-do-you-write-quality-code-under-duress-closed)
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And it has been `closed as off-topic`. Now I suppose I've already gotten my money's worth out of it, but I'm wondering how a question about coding practices is really off topic on stack overflow. After all the close message says (emphasis mine):

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> Questions on Stack Overflow are expected to *generally relate to programming or **software development** in some way*, within the scope defined in the faq.
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So, would someone explain to me how this question is off topic?