> On 6 Jun 2025, at 10:34 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@xxxxxxxx> writes: > >> I was thinking the same but though the code would be more readable >> in case if repeats. > > Sorry but I do not understand this comment at all. Not repeating so > that you do not have to fix or update all the repetitions later when > the code needs to do something different is one of the basics in the > software engineering, and less repetitious code is also easier to > understnad in the art of software field. > > If you start from a 20-line block and repeat it 5 times to grow it > 100 lines of code, the eyes of readers will start coasting over > after a few repetitions, and you may be able to smuggle unwanted > lines unnoticed. Unless you are aiming for such technique to do > something malicious, don't go there. OMG why would I be malicious (˃̣̣̥ᯅ˂̣̣̥) It's just a matter of my personal taste. Obviously your points are valid. And sorry for my ignorance, I am still a rookie dev.
