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Re:I don’t buy “duplication is cheaper than the wrong abstra... by bena on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @01:06PM (#37310815)
The answer, as always, is "sometimes".

Sometimes duplication is cheaper than the wrong abstraction.

And

Sometimes it's better to abstract away a duplication rather than let it lie.

And that's the mark of becoming a master at the craft. Being able to recognize all of these various slight permutations of state and what to do about them.

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Re:I don’t buy “duplication is cheaper than the wrong abstra... by rightbyte on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:29PM (#37312687)
Rule of thumbs really need to be told like this. Or they will be missused. Either by newbies that doesn't know any better or unpleasant programmers that will show their dogmatic beliefs down your throat with the common wisdom as excuse.
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