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> I draw the opposite conclusion here. In monoliths, someone else might want the code to stay in the codebase. I don't want to ask everyone about it. Everyone's
by VulgarExigency 3mo ago
> I draw the opposite conclusion here. In monoliths, someone else might want the code to stay in the codebase. I don't want to ask everyone about it. Everyone's responsibility is no-one's responsibility, and the code stays as is.
Then they can retrieve it from source control? Leaving dead code in the codebase because "someone else might want it" sounds like nonsense.
- mrkeen 3mo agoThen substitute 'dead code' for 'buggy code that someone else likes'
- inigyou 3mo agoIt seems usual to leave code in the codebase (possibly commented out) if you think it may be used again in the near future. It's easier than digging through source control. If you know you won't need it any more, then you delete it