Write code that is easy to delete, not easy to extend (2016)

Re:Write code that is easy to delete, not easy to extend (2016) by sanmon3186 on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @12:26PM (#24991058)

Code that is easy to delete is also easy to extend.

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Re:Write code that is easy to delete, not easy to extend (2016) by taeric on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @12:34PM (#24991140)

Not necessarily. Code that has been extended heavily is often the hardest code to delete. The extension itself becomes the "ball of mud" that was meant to be avoided.

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