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Refactoring Is a Lie: The Developer's Dilemma

A stick figure at a computer with a messy screen thinks they should clean up their code, but after a few commits, the code has gotten much longer.

A developer's attempt to simplify code backfires, resulting in even more complexity.

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Language: 🇺🇸 EN
Tags: #code-review #developer-life #legacy-code #refactoring #senior-dev
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Posted: 2022-04-23

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