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I suspect people here can comprehend the idea without requiring a tortured programming-related metaphore.

• djsavvy 6y ago
  Yet at the same time couching ideas in familiar language helps contextualize and retain them.
• hakfoo 6y ago
  I've actually heard the some other devs say they interpret the current calls to action as "refactor the police". Saying "defund" and "disband" has somewhat derailed the discussion with people asking "does that mean when we call 911 it goes to voicemail?" "Reform" is already a loaded word, as it's been associated with plenty of do-nothing or make-the-situation-worse initiatives. Refactor is a great choice, except for limited currency outside the programming sector. It implies wholesale changes, an attempt to improve quality, but also that the existing desired functionality is still being honoured. Indeed, it does bring up the appropriatre set of folloup questions-- can this be refactored with reasonable cost constraints and chances of success?
  • charlieflowers 6y ago
    This is one of those rare cases where the right thing is to throw out the current system and “re-write” it from scratch.