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Jack b's avatar

This is a very important thing to learn. We shouldn't throw away old wisodm because it's hard to understand. That's exactly the learning that is most valuable to keep!

One thing I still wonder after reading this article though, is how can we tell the difference between code I don't understand and code that should be improved?

Thanks for the thought provoking blog today!

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Jordan Cutler's avatar

Very funny story, Anton with a great lesson attached. Be careful to not break what isn't broken! Refactoring certainly isn't free. As much as better code would be great, sometimes the "right" thing is far more effort and risk than just letting it do its thing

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