That's an interesting story. I know a guy who's a senior developer - probably makes $190k a year. He just codes copy-paste. I think he makes a lot because he puts out products really fast, and clients are really impressed. But, he completely ignores any maintenance. He just hands off the code to some other poor souls who have to maintain it. And, then they look bad, because what used to take hours now takes weeks.
DRY is good when you care about maintenance or design, but to those who don't understand or care about maintenance, it just looks like added complexity.
Or, in other words, a lot more people would rather buy a junky watch with a fashionable aesthetics than a simple-looking watch with impeccable internals.
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That's an interesting story. I know a guy who's a senior developer - probably makes $190k a year. He just codes copy-paste. I think he makes a lot because he puts out products really fast, and clients are really impressed. But, he completely ignores any maintenance. He just hands off the code to some other poor souls who have to maintain it. And, then they look bad, because what used to take hours now takes weeks.
DRY is good when you care about maintenance or design, but to those who don't understand or care about maintenance, it just looks like added complexity.
Or, in other words, a lot more people would rather buy a junky watch with a fashionable aesthetics than a simple-looking watch with impeccable internals.