I deleted 500 lines of working code today. Well-structured, well-tested, doing exactly what it was designed to do. Replaced it with 60 lines. The system got better.

When you're technically capable, you default to building. That's the dangerous part, not asking whether it should exist.

https://www.paulwelty.com/the-smartest-code-youll-ever-delete/

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The smartest code you'll ever delete

The most dangerous kind of waste isn't the thing that doesn't work. It's the thing that works beautifully and shouldn't exist.

Paul Welty, PhD