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The term "code smell" only ever has a negative connotation. The title of the article is also "Primitive Obsession — A Code Smell that Hurts People the Most" --
by ddejohn 3y ago
The term "code smell" only ever has a negative connotation. The title of the article is also "Primitive Obsession — A Code Smell that Hurts People the Most" -- doesn't seem too difficult to parse...
- rerdavies 3y agoBut the solution being advanced is to prevent inheritance of primitive operators. Implying that Primitive Obsession is a good thing. Unless the author means "primitive type obsession". I imagine they did.