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[–] Klear@quokk.au 46 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm just a hobbyist, but I'm always more proud of commits that remove stuff.

[–] traxex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Removing shit and it still working perfectly the same is absolutely a goal everyone should have. Less code means less to maintain.

[–] Baizey@feddit.dk 5 points 2 weeks ago

And being more performant, the perfect trio

[–] Tamo240@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

This. Code is a liability not an asset

[–] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

i refactored some web code i wrote ten years ago and it's more elegant and a tenth the size with new features because of language advancements. feels great.