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First, Do No Harm

Diomidis D. Spinellis Posted by Diomidis D. Spinellis | Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Lets face it: not all software developers are superstar programmers (and, trust me, not all luminary developers program in a sane way.) This means that when we maintain existing code, we must be very careful to avoid breaking or degrading the system we work on. Why? Because a failure of a running system can affect operations, people, profits, property, and sometimes even lives. Here are the rules.


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