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Re:It's probably time to stop recommending Clean Code (2020) by paiute on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @01:33PM (#27279778)
“There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.” ― C. A. R. Hoare

this quote scales

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Re:It's probably time to stop recommending Clean Code (2020) by fouric on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @05:00PM (#27282590)
This quote does not scale. Software contains essential complexity because it was built to fulfill a need. You can make all of the beautiful, feature-impoverished designs you want - they won't make it to production, and I won't use them, because they don't do the thing.

If your software does not do the thing, then it's not useful, it's a piece of art - not an artifact of software engineering that is meant to fulfill a purpose.

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