Write Code That's Easy to Delete, Not Easy to Extend

tef argues that the goal of good code isn't extensibility — it's deletability. Every layer of abstraction you add is code someone will one day have to understand, maintain, or throw away.

“This reframing hit me hard. We optimize for the wrong thing constantly — writing code that's easy to add to instead of easy to get rid of. The section on 'copy-paste is not evil' is particularly good.”