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Next time you write a line of code, you have to delete two others.

• deleted 10y ago
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• anonbanker 10y ago
  What would happen if we applied this for 4 years on an existing codebase, such as the Linux Kernel?
  • TylerE 10y ago
    Most likely support for obscure devices would disappear.
    • anonbanker 10y ago
      To be fair, that's already starting to happen[0]. do you think it would happen faster than it is today? 0. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI0OTg http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI0OTg
  • alayne 10y ago
    People would fix the low hanging fruit and leave the hard/hairy parts that need work the most.
    • tjbiddle 10y ago
      True - but then eventually, everyone would have to focus on the hard/hairy parts, no?
      • grzm 10y ago
        Yup. That doesn't mean that it's not worth taking care of the easy bits first.