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Re:Heuristics for Effective Software Development: A continuo... by adwn on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:40AM (#27957125)
I suspect because it makes both data and control flow more explicit and traceable.

> And is it always applicable?

No heuristic is always applicable.

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Re:Heuristics for Effective Software Development: A continuo... by naavis on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:46AM (#27958263)
> No heuristic is always applicable.

Exactly. That's why it is called a heuristic and not a rule. :)

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