[twunde]

5% reuse is low, although it probably depends on what exactly you're working on. One approach is to make as much of your code into libraries as possible. This works especially well if you're making new applications using the same framework, although it's still valuable if you're maintaining an application. I've also found that separating the ui into partial views can save a lot of time, especially if you can reuse some of them for other projects. A third option is to make some functions that you use by convention. For example if you're using Selenium for testing there are 15+ ways to find something on a webpage. Choose 5 and only use those.