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> Isn't it more useful to think of code not as an asset but as a liability? In my view yes. I often find it frustrating how much code people will generate to s
by munksbeer 3y ago
> Isn't it more useful to think of code not as an asset but as a liability?
In my view yes. I often find it frustrating how much code people will generate to solve a problem that occurs extremely rarely and the consequences are not severe anyway. All of that code is now a liability and must continue to cope with any future changes to the system. No matter how elegantly you think you write code, the easiest code to change is the code that doesn't exist at all.
- rijx 3y agoThat reminds me of SpaceX saying the most reliable part is no part at all!
- nativeit 3y agoBumper sticker philosophies tend to have limited real-world utility.
- atlanticaccent 3y agoI'm going to put this on a bumper sticker
- rightbyte 3y agoEspecially among programmers, who takes rule of thumbs way to literally.
- flkenosad 3y agoIs it the sheer volume of code that bothers you or is it poorly organized in some way?
- sam_bristow 3y agoOne of my key metrics when adding code to a system is how easy it is to rip out later. It's served me well so far.