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A big codebase is full of the same patterns of every other codebase. If you've been doing it for a decade you'll recognize them.
by TingPing 4y ago
A big codebase is full of the same patterns of every other codebase. If you've been doing it for a decade you'll recognize them.
- quantified 4y agoEvery codebase I've seen has a ton of brand new WTFs in it. If you've been doing it for a decade, you've seen between 1 and 8 codebases. A mix of "yeah yeah everyone does that" and weirdness bespoke to that culture. The "yeah yeah everyone calls 'new' to get a new object" isn't what needs fixing.
- TingPing 4y agoSeeing 8 codebases in a decade is a bad sign. I've significantfully contributed to maybe 30, contributed to at least 100 others, and read large chunks of 100s on top.