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Re:Avoid rewriting a legacy system from scratch by stranglin... by hinkley on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @01:23PM (#22358609)
'Best practices' is to developers as belly rubs are to alligators. There are a few of these phrases that seem to trigger some sort of docile reaction out of us.

We should probably get that checked out.

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Re:Avoid rewriting a legacy system from scratch by stranglin... by james_s_tayler on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @06:18PM (#22361470)
Agreed. I've noticed the exact same thing with the phrases "increases productivity" and "increases maintainability"

Because what I've also noticed is true with respect to both of those phrases is...

It. Never. Actually. Does.

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