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The best code is the code that doesn't exist.
by 4ndrewl 2y ago
The best code is the code that doesn't exist.
- antisthenes 2y agoCertainly the most secure code. Not sure about best.
- ticklemyelmo 2y agoBetter on every axis: security, performance, resource consumption, reliability, verification, documentation... Code is a pure liability that you accept to get a useful service.
- greenchair 2y agoexactly..which is also why lines of code written is one of if not the worst possible metric of productivity. easy to game too.
- escapecharacter 2y agoI marked my transition to senior engineer when my net lines of code flipped to negative. Not that I game that obviously, it just occurred naturally for a ~4 month period
- bell-cot 2y ago> Better on every axis... How 'bout job security?
- rzzzt 2y agoAnyone can write no code.
- MonkeyClub 2y agoBut it takes a master to not write the write piece.