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Who does this apply to? Idiot mode doesn't make sense in the long run, does it mean they skip tests? Do they only build fragile stuff? Is there API easy to work with?


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sirwhinesalot11/08/2024

Idiot mode just means that if the job is to turn some bits into some other bits, you just write a function to do that. You don't make a whole business taxonomy in a UML class diagram first or worry about the single responsibility of the function or whatever.