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Re:Clojure at Netflix (2013) [slides] by bm1362 on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @12:54PM (#18347325)
I’ve found that overly using spec leads to more maintenance than upside. We went all in using spec and generators when they were released and ended up having to debug the specs themselves. 2c
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Re:Clojure at Netflix (2013) [slides] by jwhitlark on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @01:25PM (#18347600)
I think of spec like seasoning; if you put lots on everything, you ruin the dish.
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