Stop Extracting Everything: Good Codebases Minimize Jumps
serrjoa · x · 2026-08-23
The quoted tweet vehemently criticizes the practice of over-extracting logic into tiny functions, arguing it forces deep navigation and increases cognitive load. The advice is to follow a simple rule of thumb: minimize jumps, avoid magic, and keep code simple and direct rather than refactoring for the sake of it.
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