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Re:DRY Is a Trade-Off by mrits on Friday December 18, 2020 @05:31PM (#25472891)
Being at a startup for 10 years had the advantage that I'd frequently run into some of my original code. My favorite real life naming example:

IDataProcessor. And if you need the raw data it will be several layers deep in dataProcessor.data.data.data.

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Re:DRY Is a Trade-Off by gabereiser on Friday December 18, 2020 @05:42PM (#25472982)
I read that last line in the theme of Super Mario Bros World 1-2 song. Data.data.data... Data.data.data...
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Re:DRY Is a Trade-Off by boogies on Friday December 18, 2020 @05:59PM (#25473133)
https://invidious.site/watch?v=OsnfYn_ZFdE
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Re:DRY Is a Trade-Off by gonzo41 on Saturday December 19, 2020 @02:44AM (#25475855)
My naming ticks are "tasks, process, items"
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Re:DRY Is a Trade-Off by sgerenser on Saturday December 19, 2020 @10:37AM (#25478007)
Can’t stand the ever-popular “Manager.” Java and C++ especially loves classes that manage things.
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