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The last paragraph is great advice for all software development, not just languages.

When you're writing software for larger company it's difficult to justify redesigning to create a simpler, more elegant codebase because it adds zero value (from a customer's perspective).

When you're working on your own project, it's possible and also eventually pays off, yielding more maintainable code.




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