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The Cost of Duplicate Code (Score:1)

by chromatic (983)

"Okay boss, you know how much it costs to fix a bug? If that bug is in code that's duplicated somewhere else in the system, double those costs. Don't forget to double the cost of actually finding the bug. If it's duplicated two other places in the system, triple the costs. Do that for every piece of duplicate code. That's the cost of not refactoring."
- Re:The Cost of Duplicate Code (Score:1)
  
  by jplindstrom (594)
  
  And the actual cost of bugs isn't even the cost of fixing them. It's the cost of them appearing, screwing things up for you and your customers, and the cost of cleaning up the mess. And then fixing the bug.
  
  Now, the cost of fixing the bug, not realizing there's a duplicate over there, ready to strike again...
  - Re:The Cost of Duplicate Code (Score:1)
    
    by chromatic (983) on 2004.01.21 15:39 (#27602) Homepage Journal
    
    Right.
    
    Now if you work in a place that would rather take the risk that bugs will not cost more than refactoring, brian has the right of it. You're better off working elsewhere, in the long term.
    
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