Things You Should Never Do, Part I

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[s_ryuuki]

It’s harder to read code than to write it. / コードを書くよりも読むのは難しいです。

[mapawata]

It’s harder to read code than to write it. 真理すぎて何も言えねぇ

[Hash]

the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can make: They decided to rewrite the code from scratch. / コードは書くよりも読むほうが難しい

[harusada]

テストされ、実績のあるコードはどんなものよりも優れてるということですね。実感です。今思うとスクラッチで書かない方が良かったケースが思い浮かびます。

[new3]

コードは書くより読む方が難しい

[hfu]

"The idea that new code is better than old is patently absurd."

[kojosan]

"They did it by making the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can make: They decided to rewrite the code from scratch."

[paz3]

作り直したからといって最初よりよいものができるとは限らない。

[mlhshino]

They decided to rewrite the code from scratch."

[sassy_watson]

It’s harder to read code than to write it.だからといってコードを書きかえようとしてはいけない。肝に銘じるべし。