Programming Myths We Desperately Need to Retire

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lordkrandel · 20h ago

There are many myths that I see, and one is that others are wrong. Couldn't it be that the clean code style works for the author, that being intellectually perfectionist is a style, and that using the latest technology favors exploration and curiosity against productivity which may well have more returns in the long run

austin-cheney · 21h ago

The one I dread the most is: Don’t reinvent the wheel.

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Programming Myths We Desperately Need to Retire

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