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Giovanni Proietta
Giovanni Proietta

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Does your app need more code?

[Extract from our blog, by Jeremy Daniels]

Does your app actually need more code?

Think about it:

• 80% of software maintenance costs are due to "technical debt"

• Developers spend 42% of time dealing with bad code

• Only 15% of code in average projects is actually used

The counterintuitive truth:

Less code often leads to better software.

"Perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Why is less code better?

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