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0 pointsmoris_borris3y ago0 comments

The miracle of a clean code base is that it means some programmers got together and agreed on a bunch of things.

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I’d think it’s the opposite: clean code indicates 1-2 opinionated individuals built it. Committee decisions are almost always overly complex compromises with too many special cases. See most RFCs, IEEE specs, congressional bills.

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