The WET Codebase — overreacted
13 hours ago
- Violations of DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) are called WET, standing for 'write every time', 'write everything twice', 'we enjoy typing', or 'waste everyone's time'.
- A Phish fan humorously suggests that wasting time is actually good.
- The author gave a conference talk titled 'The Wet Codebase' a year ago, arguing that strict adherence to avoiding code duplication leads to incomprehensible software.
- The talk is not about React or JavaScript, and includes a transcript for team discussions.
- The author thanks Gary, the team, and inspirational talks from Sebastian, Sandi, and Cheng.
- The author misses conferences and hopes to see the audience soon.