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Re:Heuristics for Effective Software Development: A continuo... by gmfawcett on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:34PM (#27964271)
> there are exceptions to most rules, but break them only if you know what you are doing and are able to justify doing so.

Isn't this exactly the kind of vague advice that GP was talking about?

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Re:Heuristics for Effective Software Development: A continuo... by Gupie on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @04:54AM (#27970178)
Perhaps, or perhaps it is a meta-rule, i.e. a rule about rules. Either way it is just obvious common sense IMO.
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