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[–] Klear@quokk.au 47 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] traxex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 2 days 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 6 points 2 days ago

And being more performant, the perfect trio

[–] HuePony@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Unless its template voodoo magic

[–] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 days 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.