Repetition creates symmetrical cases. As they say in German, 'einmal ist keinmal' -- once is never. Overly DRY code is incredibly non-educational.
Why?
Because you learn by comparing and contrasting -- if you can't compare, you can't contrast, and therefore, you cannot learn.
Repetition creates symmetrical cases. As they say in German, 'einmal ist keinmal' -- once is never. Overly DRY code is incredibly non-educational.
Why?
Because you learn by comparing and contrasting -- if you can't compare, you can't contrast, and therefore, you cannot learn.