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by mijoharas 1379 days ago
I just mentioned it in this comment[0] but I disagree with this premise too since sometimes it's more work to fix the bug without the refactor:

> It also misses the point that sometimes refactoring makes it _easier_ to fix the bug, and that a large part of fixing a bug is understanding exactly what's happening with the code, which refactoring can also make easier.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32749390