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> But to be honest it really bothers me when someone tries to make perfectly fine and readable code into something different just to satisfy some weird intellec
by ben509 7y ago
> But to be honest it really bothers me when someone tries to make perfectly fine and readable code into something different just to satisfy some weird intellectual urge to make things more abstract.
They obviously don't think it's "perfectly fine" or that their changes are some "weird intellectual urge" or they wouldn't do it.
It's a subject for debate, and to make your case to that person, you need to do better than vague claims that what you're doing is "fine" and their idea is "weird."
- whoisjuan 7y agoThis is by no means a generalization. You’re right. Most people are coming from a good place when they make suggestions that change your code. This especially true for code reviews where I believe everyone has the same goal. I’m referring to some isolated cases especially those that involve receiving a codebase that was created by someone who is not working on it anymore. I think this is where that strange urge to refactor everything kicks in for some people.