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		gary_0 on May 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't DRY Your Code Prematurely Which is why you need a balance between WET and DRY. DAMP = Don't Alter in Many Places.

kag0 on May 30, 2024 [–]

I've never heard this one before, but I love it. Unfortunately we've also got "Don't Abstract Methods Prematurely" and "Descriptive And Meaningful Phrases".

Panzer04 on June 3, 2024 | [–]

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