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Now listen here you little shit (infosec.pub)

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[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 5 points 5 days ago

I don't believe in code that never needs a rewrite, but scalable code should be compartmentalized and future-proofed to the point that the next rewrite can be pushed as far into the future as possible. Me personally, I tend to discover what these best practices are during those rewrites.