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Engineering topic: Less is more

I had a desktop wallpaper a while ago with a single quote, it read:

As a software developer, you are your own worst enemy. The sooner you realize that, the better off you'll be.

As developers, every line of code that we write increases the const of maintaining the project that the code is in. It doesn't matter how clean the code is, how well written it is, how much thought was put into it ahead of time or if it has been refactered: All code carries a debt that can only be paid in time.

The theme of this week's engineering essay: Use the least amount of code possible.

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const unsigned int LED_BIT0 = 12;
const unsigned int LED_BIT1 = 11;
const unsigned int LED_BIT2 = 10;
const unsigned int SWITCH_BIT = 9;

void setup() {
  pinMode(LED_BIT0, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(LED_BIT1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(LED_BIT2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(SWITCH_BIT, INPUT);

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package com.socklabs;

import com.lmax.disruptor.*;
import com.lmax.disruptor.dsl.Disruptor;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;

public class MultiThreaded {

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package com.socklabs;

import com.lmax.disruptor.*;
import com.lmax.disruptor.dsl.Disruptor;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;

/**
 * Created with IntelliJ IDEA.

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Helm of the Forgotten Conqueror:
	Archimonde

Pauldrons of the Forgotten Conqueror:
	Mother Shahraz

Chestguard of the Forgotten Conqueror:
	Illidan Stormrage

Leggings of the Forgotten Conqueror:

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-- MySQL dump 10.13  Distrib 5.1.49, for debian-linux-gnu (i486)
--
-- Host: localhost    Database: gobook
-- ------------------------------------------------------
-- Server version       5.1.49-3

/*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT=@@CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT */;
/*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS=@@CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS */;
/*!40101 SET @OLD_COLLATION_CONNECTION=@@COLLATION_CONNECTION */;
/*!40101 SET NAMES utf8 */;

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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"tour/wc"
	"strings"
)

func WordCount(s string) map[string]int {
	fields := make(map[string] int)

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<?php
$publicKey  = 'public';
$privateKey = 'private';

$date = date(DATE_RFC2822);
$path = '/api/wow/character/Medivh/Korale';
$auth = 'BNET ' . $publicKey . ':' . base64_encode(hash_hmac('sha1', "GET\n{$date}\n{$path}\n", $privateKey, true));

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{
  "lastModified":1308604169000,
  "name":"Jeanelly",
  "realm":"Medivh",
  "class":8,
  "race":7,
  "gender":"female",
  "level":85,
  "achievementPoints":9175,
  "thumbnail":"medivh/16/11635728-avatar.jpg",

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{
  "lastModified":1308348743000,
  "name":"Jeanelly",
  "realm":"Medivh",
  "class":8,
  "race":7,
  "gender":"female",
  "level":85,
  "achievementPoints":9175,
  "thumbnail":"medivh/16/11635728-avatar.jpg",