"This published algorithm is overly complex, I'll make it simpler" -> "Hm, running into some annoying edge cases" -> "Oh, *that's* why..."
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@avibryant Yup. Worse is: this legacy code is overly complex, lets do a simple rewrite... Oops.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avibryant yep, that's why rewrites can be dangerous; subtle bugs fixed without comment, beyond memoryThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avibryant story of my life...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avibryant the horror if you only run into the edge cases much later when you are 6 months older and don’t remember why/what you wrote.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avibryant Totally agree. I've done this before and it results in me understanding the problem domain much, much better.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avibryant …and worth a blog post to help others go through the same cycle faster!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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