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Same subjectSame subjectSame subject Existing code exerts apowerful influence: itspresence argues that it is… SM Sandi Metz — holds since 2016-01-20 Good design can copy: the greatest masters decide it is more important to be right than original. Good design can copy:the greatest masters… PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 The first move on a legacy code base is tests you can trust, before a single line of the code itself is changed. The first move on alegacy code base is… GH George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 The industry is now accumulating code faster than it is accumulating trust, and trust only comes from having struggled to understand the domain yourself. The industry is nowaccumulating code… KB Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01
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