1. Oct 19th, 2005

    Overused word of the day: DRY

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    This one appeared in a bunch of work e-mails over the past week, mostly in a heavily loaded design discussion. So much, that today I caught myself almost using it to make a point, even though it was slightly out of context. And now, reading through a bunch of RubyConf presentations, and checking some Ruby developer sites, I counted five sightings.

    For those who don’t know, DRY stands for Do Not Repeat Yourself. Which is something badly designed software is prone to doing, often leading to Repetitive Unit Test Syndrom

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