Don't repeat yourself

[iAmLuFFy]

Just browsing some comparison chart here.

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http://vschart.com/



And i found one software development principle called DRY.
Means Don't Repeat yourself.
I didn't know about that.
   
found some info on wiki
 

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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_repeat_yourself
Damm software development field is too deep.

[techb]

Pythons Django uses the DRY methodology.

[ande]

Seams easy enough? Don't have duplicate code and use existing solutions to problems(if they exist that is). Its not really a part of software development, it IS software development.

[iAmLuFFy]

Seams easy enough? Don't have duplicate code and use existing solutions to problems(if they exist that is). Its not really a part of software development, it IS software development.

Well its used in software devlopment.. so its a part of software development.

[ande]

Well its used in software devlopment.. so its a part of software development.

.. My point is. It is such a vital part and yet its not that much mentioned. I cannot understate how much cleaner code you will get if you put your mind into not having duplicate code anywhere.

[iAmLuFFy]

how much cleaner code you will get if you put your mind into not having duplicate code anywhere.

hmm.. that may be a problem to get what we want with this rule.
 
So we can ignore it.

[ande]

My statement stands. DRY <-> Clean code, time saved.