Write code that is easy to delete, not easy to extend.
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“Every line of code is written without reason, maintained out of weakness, and deleted by chance” Jean-Paul Sartre’s Programming in ANSI C. Every line of code written comes at a price: maintenance. To...
  • Kache@lemm.ee
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    4 hours ago

    I don’t understand, if you’ve got easy to delete copy-pasted code, then delete it. It’ll be a nice and cathartic exercise.

    But sounds like what you’re really talking about is code that isn’t easy to delete.