creeping elegance
nounDefinitions
The tendency of programmers to disproportionately emphasize elegance in software at the…
The tendency of programmers to disproportionately emphasize elegance in software at the expense of other requirements such as functionality, shipping schedule, and usability.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for creeping elegance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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