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Be CAREFUL With Removing Code Duplication | Issue #24

Published 8 months ago • 2 min read

Hi there,

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Ever struggled with code duplication? It can creep into your projects in ways you’d never expect. 🚨
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In this week’s video, I’ll show you some tricky examples of duplicated code that might not be obvious at first glance. 👀 I also explain why simply following the DRY principle can sometimes make things worse.
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I’ll walk you through a refactor of one such case and even show you an example where not removing duplication is the better choice!
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Watch until the end of the video for some BONUS tips on how to avoid writing duplicate code without turning your project into a mess of confusing abstractions.
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Enjoy the video and happy coding!

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Cheers,

Arjan

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