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Chesterton's fence writ large
by arrow7000 5y ago
Chesterton's fence writ large
- ptha 5y agoI wasn't aware of the name of this. But often during code review have asked why some code is being removed, and asked the developer why that code was there in the first place. Some googling found this article on the origin of the phrase "Chesterton's fence". https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/ https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/