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Re:Write less code, be more responsible by bdangubic on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @07:36AM (#47764253)
writing software, if you know what you are doing, is very similar to laying bricks. write smallest possible functions that do one thing and do it well and then compose them, like bricks, to make a house (which is what brick layers do).

comments like this come from places where it is more like bunch of chefs in a italian restaurant making spaghetti pasta (code) :)

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Re:Write less code, be more responsible by slopinthebag on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @12:49PM (#47768062)
No, thats a common mechanistic view of building software but it's not really accurate. Unlike with bricks, the way you arrange your components and subcomponents has an effect on the entire system. It's a complex phenomenon.

Of course your view is quite common especially in the managerial class, and often leads to broken software development practices and the idea that you can just increase output by increasing input. One step away from hiring 9 pregnant women to make a baby in a month.

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Re:Write less code, be more responsible by bdangubic on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @04:54PM (#47771384)
boy I am glad I had good fortune in my 30 years hacking to not work with people like you :)
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