Code duplication is far cheaper than the wrong abstraction
The author argues that developers should prefer code duplication over creating premature or incorrect abstractions. Over-engineering abstractions often leads to complex, parameter-heavy code that becomes difficult to maintain.
Why it matters
This perspective challenges common software engineering practices and highlights the long-term maintenance costs of poor architectural decisions.
I originally wrote the following for my Chainline Newsletter , but I continue to get tweets about this idea, so I'm re-publishing the article here on my blog. This version has been lightly edited.
The article presents a professional opinion on software engineering methodology.
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