Sandi Metz personal blog
The Wrong Abstraction (2016)
I've been thinking about the consequences of the "wrong abstraction." My RailsConf 2014 "all the little things" talk included a section where I asserted: > duplication is far cheaper than the wrong abstraction And in the summary, I went on to advise: >
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jul 20, 2018 | The Wrong Abstraction (2016) by LopRabbit | 717 | 207 |
| Jul 5, 2020 | The Wrong Abstraction (2016) by mkchoi212 | 654 | 240 |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Prefer duplication over the wrong abstraction (2016) by rafaepta | 541 | 354 |
| Feb 4, 2016 | The Wrong Abstraction by rumcajz | 220 | 119 |
| May 13, 2023 | The Wrong Abstraction (2016) by signa11 | 154 | 69 |
| May 9, 2021 | The Wrong Abstraction (2016) by cateof | 64 | 17 |
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