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Re:Ask HN: How technically hard was it for Twitter to move t... by pgwhalen on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @01:18PM (#15349998)
I think that's the parent's point: it's not "refactoring" if the external behavior changed. Though I generally agree with the down-voting of the comment as needlessly pedantic, given the common usage of the term.
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Re:Ask HN: How technically hard was it for Twitter to move t... by chaoticmass on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @02:35PM (#15350866)
The common incorrect usage of the term is just one of my pet peeves. I couldn't help myself.
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Re:Ask HN: How technically hard was it for Twitter to move t... by tranvu on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @02:58PM (#15351138)
Sometimes, you may have to refactor existing code to be able to add new features.
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