Dylan Beattie The cost of code
Coders write code. That s what we do. We write functions and classes and modules and amazing things happen With a few keystrokes we can solve complex calculations, find hidden patterns in the data of our everyday lives, and send information flying around the planet at the speed of light. The world uses our code to book flights, pay taxes, talk to friends and family and before too long, our code might be driving cars, diagnosing illnesses and convicting criminals. Code runs the world. And when our code goes wrong, the solution is almost always more code. We ship countless lines of code every day and, in these days of smartphones and networks and IOT, a single line of code could be running on millions of devices within minutes of us deploying to production. But have you ever stopped to consider the real cost of those lines of code That code you write today could end up running in production for years, maybe decades. It ll become one small part of a giant global codebase that s usi
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