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I'd take a bit of copy-paste over premature generalisation any day.

• StavrosK 12y ago
  I'd take a premature generalisation over a false dichotomy.
  • codeulike 12y ago
    So if its not a dichotomy, what are the other options? If you want to avoid copy/paste, you have to use generalisation techniques.
    • StavrosK 12y ago
      Yes, and generalisation doesn't mean premature generalisation. It's very possible to just have a well-designed generalisation.
      • codeulike 12y ago
        Well OK. But in a lot of cases I see badly designed over complex generalisations ("premature generalisation") because of a phobia of copy/paste. A bit of copy/paste is OK guys, seriously. Wait and see how it goes for a bit and then refactor the general case in later _if_ it seems worth it.