Refactoring: The Art Of Making Simple Things Complicated

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Refactoring: The Art Of Making Simple Things Complicated
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That moment when you "improve" the codebase by refactoring a 10-line function into a 300-line architectural masterpiece that does the exact same thing but is "more maintainable." The face says it all—trying to justify the week-long effort to your team while secretly wondering if anyone will notice you actually made it worse. Classic case of solving a problem that didn't exist, but hey, at least now it follows all 37 design patterns simultaneously!

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