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		trwhite 59 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Writing code is cheap now When did we ever measure the value of code by quantity, not quality? The author is misguided.

simonw 59 days ago [–]

Did you read my list of characteristics of "good code" further down the article?

That's all about quality, not quantity.

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