Chesterton's true lesson
Read OriginalThe article discusses Chesterton's fence principle as applied to software engineering, arguing that while you shouldn't delete code you don't understand, you should delete it once you understand its purpose and find it's no longer necessary. It emphasizes that engineering is about simplification and removing obsolete steps, especially in a fast-changing company environment.
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