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Re:Id Software Programming Principles by whazor on Saturday February 25, 2017 @06:00PM (#13734392)
Their tools are also a form of generalization. Furthermore, it is definitely possible to create value by generalization.
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Re:Id Software Programming Principles by a3n on Saturday February 25, 2017 @07:41PM (#13734880)
Yeah, sometimes. And other times, the whole contract gets spent on a framework that only makes sense if there's another contract, and ... well, I guess that never happens anymore.

Didn't someone say premature generalization is the root of all evil?

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