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# [Choose your hard: The maintainability load curve](https://averageprogrammer.com/blog/choose-your-hard-the-maintainability-load-curve?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Maintainability isn’t about what’s easier to write or do today. It’s about our cognitive load and what is easier to live with tomorrow. Maintainability isn’t something we should take for granted, yet it goes around achieving the least amount of real...

Aug 15, 2025 · 3 min read · averageprogrammer.com  
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