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A person at the other end

Chris Coyier Chris Coyier on

Code is ephemeral. What works right now might get deleted next month.

That is no judgement on the code, it is a statement that code isn’t the value prop, the product is.

I try and remember this during code review, because even though we call it code review, there is a person at the other end.

Sometimes it makes sense to ask for a refactor, for the sake of the code.

Sometimes it makes sense to approve it and get on with your day, for the sake of the person.

Toby Osbourn

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