I just mentioned it in this comment[0] but I disagree with this premise too since sometimes it's more work to fix the bug without the refactor: > It also misse

I just mentioned it in this comment[0] but I disagree with this premise too since sometimes it's more work to fix the bug without the refactor: > It also misses the point that sometimes refactoring makes it _easier_ to fix the bug, and that a large part of fixing a bug is understanding exactly what's happening with the code, which refactoring can also make easier. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32749390 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32749390