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by sharbloop 743 days ago
My rule: repeat yourself 3 times. On the 4th, re-factor.
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A good alternative to DRY is WET, or “Write Everything Twice.” Or, in your case, “Write Everything Thrice”. Both better alternatives than automatic, dogmatic DRY.
they aren't better and lead to maintenance hell