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This DRY principle has ruined so many code bases merging so many facets into one giant monster of complexity that then later has to be specialised with flags an
by wg0 2y ago
This DRY principle has ruined so many code bases merging so many facets into one giant monster of complexity that then later has to be specialised with flags and enums that I can't count how many times I have seen such clever PRs.
IMHO - some of the clean code books have ruined the industry as much as the virtues of microservice preachers have.
The second number goes to the Javascript tooling.
- celdon25 2y agoCan you honestly say with a straight face that those same code authors would be any better if they hadn't read those books? Sometimes the problem isn't the book but a lack of critical thinking. Using a tool or or method because a book said to use it and not because it was the time and place, is an obvious sign of that to me. And here's the kicker: If you were aware the individual was taking inspiration from a book easily in such a way, what made it difficult for them to take inspiration from you through a dialogue? Hopefully your arguments were stronger than your HN comment.