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hodlbod | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Spend 90% of your time solving real problems until it becomes a drag. Then refactor for a month, rinse and repeat.
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hodlbod | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That percentage will drop every cycle, until you're spending 10% of your time solving real problems and 90% of your time doing maintenance.
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BITKARROT | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Or, keep it simple and write it once and have it run 10 years.
 I have stuff like that.
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hodlbod | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 That's the winning strategy if you can pull it off. I'm always impressed at how clojure's code base has evolved.