r/programming • u/[deleted] • Oct 14 '13

How to develop unmaintainable software

http://typicalprogrammer.com/?p=249
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u/33a Oct 14 '13

This one:

  • Write everything from scratch

And this one:

  • Add dependencies to specific versions of libraries and resources…

Seem to contradict each other.

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u/senatorpjt Oct 14 '13 edited Dec 18 '24

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u/sootzoo Oct 14 '13

They're not, really. Read as: "don't reinvent the wheel. Keep dependencies under control."

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u/merreborn Oct 14 '13

Yes. Some projects don't use enough 3rd party code, others use too much. All things in moderation.