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Well, the "I can't understand why this was built this way. It's been done stupidly" can also be a case of Chesterton's Fence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wik
by jaclaz 7y ago
Well, the "I can't understand why this was built this way. It's been done stupidly" can also be a case of Chesterton's Fence:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton's_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton's_fence
- trwhite 7y agoYes, exactly. The point I make in my article is that stupidity isn't at all as common a reason (for why something's been done a certain way) as we'd like to think it is. I think the true split is about 80/20. This is from someone who's had the [dis]pleasure of working on all manner of steaming piles of rubbish. If there are any Junior devs reading this, Chesterton's Fence is a great concept to understand and abide by!
- artsyca 7y agoWhen every comma and semi colon in a document of code can be a potential Chesterton's fence you have to wonder how any progress can ever be made