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6/6/2026 • EN

DRY Is the Most Misunderstood Rule in Programming

Explores the common misunderstanding of the DRY principle in programming, emphasizing knowledge over code duplication.

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Milan Jovanović

5/22/2025 • EN

Common abstraction traps

Explores common pitfalls in software abstraction like DRY misuse, lasagna code, and util files, offering advice for scalable design.

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Swizec Teller

6/1/2020 • EN

AHA Programming 💡

The article introduces AHA Programming, a principle advocating 'Avoid Hasty Abstractions' and preferring duplication over bad abstractions for more maintainable code.

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Kent C. Dodds

8/27/2014 • EN

Writing less code

A developer shares techniques for writing cleaner, more readable code by reducing duplication and using assertions and macros effectively.

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Krzysztof Zabłocki

Dry Articles

DRY Is the Most Misunderstood Rule in Programming

Common abstraction traps

AHA Programming 💡

Writing less code

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