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Code Is Debt

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118 points tornikeo | 2 comments | 31 Aug 25 17:58 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
1. oncallthrow ◴[31 Aug 25 18:42 UTC] No.45085781[source]▶
Yes, time spent writing code is often a worthwhile investment of time into understanding that code, which you need to do anyway.
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2. LeafItAlone ◴[31 Aug 25 20:17 UTC] No.45086683[source]▶
But only for the person writing it. And only for some amount of time.

Other than that, clean code that is easy to read and understand is way more important.