The resulting code is likely to be shorter and clearer. Here's another way to think of this: Consider the lines of code as an attack surface for bugs. Fewer lines of code means less attack surface.

System design is often perceived as the domain of senior engineers, abstract, large-scale, and far removed from the ...

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