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"Clean" Code, Horrible Performance (2023)

36 pointsby FrojoStoday at 9:52 AM8 commentsview on HN

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flosslytoday at 2:32 PM

I'd say Clean Code is teaching many bad-practices. Too many to be recommended.

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aw1621107today at 2:32 PM

Related:

HN post for original article on 2023-02-28 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34966137), 739 points, 914 comments

Discussion between Casey (author of this article) and Uncle Bob (author of _Clean Code_, whose programming patterns Casey is critiquing), posted on HN on 2023-03-11 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35105528), 223 points, 213 comments

"Horrible Code, Clean Performance", a "homage" to Casey's original article, posted on HN on 2023-04-19 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35596069), 121 points, 114 comments

jgwil2today at 2:46 PM

See also the more in-depth followup "Simple Code, High Performance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge3aKEmZcqY)

MonstraGtoday at 10:09 AM

(2023)

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