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Write code that is easy to delete, not easy to extend
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this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2024
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I don't understand, if you've got easy to delete copy-pasted code, then delete it. It'll be a nice and cathartic exercise.
But sounds like what you're really talking about is code that isn't easy to delete.
I don’t understand too. Are you suggesting me to drop bunch of features in the product?
That means it’s not easy to delete. So your initial premise is wrong.
No, that means you falling into author’s bait where they misuse terms “delete”. Refactoring is not equal to deleting. One can be result of another. But the truth is that extendable code needs to be modular to be extendable. And modular code is easy to refactor. Author couldn’t not name it “Write code that is easy to refactor, not easy to extend” coz it’s even more dumb