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Unnecessary code is a burden that makes a codebase harder to change

Drawn from what Thorsten Ball said

Subjectssimplicitysoftware quality
What these subjects mean

simplicity Less, but better: reduction as the way to make something good, and the argument about when it goes too far.

software quality Whether a program is any good and how anyone would know: tests, review, debt, and what a suite cannot cover.

Mental modelLess, but better

What Thorsten Ball actually said

  1. Thorsten Ball Co-founder of Amp and co-host of the Raising an Agent podcast
    Code has mass. Every additional line of code you don't need is ballast. It weighs your codebase down, making it harder to steer and change direction if you need to.

    Where this was said

    ↗Professional Programming: The First 10 Yearsthorstenball.com

    17 May 2022

    All 4 korrents from this piecethis one is 3rd

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