Electronic/World Wide Web>Blog: Fields, Jay (March 31, 2009), Kill Your Darlings, Jay Fields' Thoughts, Retrieved on 2011-02-14Source Material [blog.jayfields.com]
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14 FEB 2011
"Kill Your Darlings" in Computer Science
George Malamidis taught me something about code attachment a few years ago: You always gain by allowing someone to show you an alternative solution. If someone wants to solve a problem in a different way, there are several gains to be had. If their way is inferior, you have an opportunity to mentor a team-mate. If their way is equally elegant, you've gained another solution, or point of view that may be superior in the future. If their way is superior you learn something new and the codebase ...Folksonomies: computer programming computer science
Folksonomies: computer programming computer science
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The "Kill Your Darlings" concepts applies not only to writing, but to code, frameworks, and languages as well; although, the concept has more to do with opening up the world to improved versions of these things.
