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Re:Software development topics I've changed my mind on after... by namaria on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @10:32AM (#42949919)
I mean why should we expect software to have hard rules? Flexibility is the point, no?
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Re:Software development topics I've changed my mind on after... by HeyLaughingBoy on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:28AM (#42950883)
No. Flexibility is a side effect. Sometimes it's a useful side effect, other times it bites you in the ass.
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Re:Software development topics I've changed my mind on after... by Ma8ee on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @01:54PM (#42953330)
The rules are what make it flexible. The rules let me understand what the heck is going on in the code you wrote so I can change it. Code that is faster to rewrite from scratch isn’t flexible.
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