Post #1935105
2026-04-27 10:57 UTC
@grork @bsdphk My strategy for refactoring legacy C++ code bases includes the concepts of "shitcanning" technical debt, and deferring "dogshit refactorings", preferably using conventional automation, e.g. clang-tidy.
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@bms48@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 11:40
@grork @bsdphk If one does not confront the Stark Fist of Removal situation that legacy code base refactoring implies head-on, it becomes an Albatross: "a psychological burden (most often associated with guilt or shame) that feels like a curse." -- Wikipedia. "The person asks if it comes with wafers, to which the man, again, objects." -- Monty Python https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrqW_BZu5Xk