abairaj.hashnode.devDRY Isn’t Always the Answer: Why I Stopped Obsessing Over ReuseMy Journey: From DRY-Obsessed to Clarity-First When I started out as a developer, I tried to follow every best practice I could find. One of the first and the loudest was: “Don’t Repeat Yourself.” So I did what I thought was right: Extracted helper ...Oct 14, 2025·4 min read