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The Pragmatic Programmers (Interview)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

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The Importance of Context

You don't always have to be using the cutting edge of everything every time we write a basic code. It comes down to context. I want something that's driving my pacemaker or MRI machine built with pretty boring tech. You can't say you should always use boring. But, you know, boring has its place. And in general... ...goes a long way.

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