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Whatever 'Clean Code' you write now, it'll be shit eventually and in need of a complete rewrite (programming.dev)

submitted 1 month ago by RonSijm@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] 48954246@lemmy.world 61 points 1 month ago

best think like grug

grug even have whole section just for refactor code

[-] popcar2@programming.dev 28 points 1 month ago

inexperienced big brain developer see nested loop and often say "O(n^2)? Not on my watch!"

complexity demon spirit smile

This hits too close to home.

[-] magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 23 points 1 month ago

New code is O(n log n), but the time benefits only kicks in when n is above 1 trillion. Otherwise it’s much slower.

[-] Beanie@programming.dev 2 points 4 weeks ago

And 90% of the time, n is about 3

[-] jdeath@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

and 99.9% of the time it is less than 10

[-] petey@aussie.zone 21 points 1 month ago

I feel like this is a perfect encapsulation of how an experienced self-aware developer thinks. Experience really beats the hard stances out of you. I find myself saying “it depends” and “a bit of column A, bit of column B” often, like a cheap kids toy