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0 pointsjohnwheeler7y ago0 comments

> How do you know that what you are doing is a “mistake” if it works?

Because it hurts.

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So even if you see that your 10K line UserManager class is hurting your velocity and you are spending more and more time maintaining your AcmeDatabaseManager and AcmeLogManager, you still don't why it's taking longer or what to do about it.

oneplane7y ago

Neither did the first person to encounter it, but they figured it out anyway. There is no magic one-size-fits-all process for this.

scarface747y ago

What are the chances that you are as smart as the people who figured it out decades ago?

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0 pointsjohnwheeler7y ago0 comments

> How do you know that what you are doing is a “mistake” if it works?

Because it hurts.

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scarface747y ago

oneplane7y ago

Neither did the first person to encounter it, but they figured it out anyway. There is no magic one-size-fits-all process for this.

scarface747y ago

What are the chances that you are as smart as the people who figured it out decades ago?

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