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I share a similar sentiment with a different phrase: "code is a living history of past ideas, good and bad."
by t3hprogrammer 11y ago
I share a similar sentiment with a different phrase: "code is a living history of past ideas, good and bad."
- pluma 11y agoCode is a liability. The best code is code that doesn't need to be written.
- ktRolster 11y agoIf it doesn't need to be rewritten, if it is that good, then it is an asset because you can depend on it.
- ciroduran 11y agoProblem is... that code is an asset, until it's not. As most cases, it depends on the project, but changes in requirements have insidious effects on code, which might turn your asset in a liability before you realise it.
- amelius 11y agoIdeas are more important than code.
- akkartik 11y agoOne of my favorite quotes: "the future is a disagreement with the past about what is important." (http://carlos.bueno.org/2010/10/predicting-the-future.html http://carlos.bueno.org/2010/10/predicting-the-future.html)