There are definitely times where the DRY vs DAMP question is a tough one, but I’ve also had lots of discussions where the DRY argument basically adds up to “not

There are definitely times where the DRY vs DAMP question is a tough one, but I’ve also had lots of discussions where the DRY argument basically adds up to “not knowing ‘Find/Replace in Project’ exists”. Man, if I had a nickel for each time this has happened: I’m discussing a refactor with a DRY engineer, and they say something like “So what do you suggest? Just replacing that name in - every - single - place - it’s used? That would be error prone and time consuming.” Then I run a find/replace, the unit tests run, the green light flashes, heads explode. Again: DRY vs DAMP is often a very good thing to be debating, but in my personal experience the DRY advocates have gotten way too dogmatic.