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		Why I Threw Away Perfectly Good Code (dolthub.com)
		2 points by ingve on Aug 26, 2024 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

eesmith on Aug 27, 2024 [–]

As Fred Brooks wrote in "The Mythical Man-Month",

> The management question, therefore, is not whether to build a pilot system and throw it away. You will do that. […] Hence plan to throw one away; you will, anyhow.

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