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NewsMicrosoft just revealed the future of work. There's one big problem Pin
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NewsWhat is the best line of code you've ever written? Pin
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Gary R. Wheeler31-May-21 2:01
Gary R. Wheeler31-May-21 2:01 
Interesting question, although I caught the 'meta' nature of it as soon as I saw it. Probably because I'm an old guy, and I expect these sorts of sunshiny things from interviewers. On to my answer.

The best line of code I've ever written is the one I didn't have to write. More and more I find myself writing less code to do the same job. As my career has progressed I've learned to write more efficient code with fewer lines. I've learned to make the API's I create now as simple as possible (but no simpler Big Grin | :-D ) for the guy who's going to use them, namely me in another hour or two. I see this most often when I'm refactoring older code I wrote 5, 10, or even 20 years ago (yes, we have code that old we're still actively using and maintaining). Almost always I end up with less code than I started but I've fixed a bug, added a feature, or both.
Software Zen: delete this;

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