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Mastodon posts critique "clanker code" as over-engineered and inefficient

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Two Mastodon posts discuss the concept of "clanker code," which refers to overly complex and inefficient programming practices. The posts contrast this with "real code," highlighting how clanker code introduces unnecessary layers of abstraction and error handling for simple tasks, such as database connections. This approach can lead to significant performance issues and over-engineering. AI

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Mastodon posts critique "clanker code" as over-engineered and inefficient

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    When the human calls you out, proceed to justify overengineering the tiny script by waffling on about circuit breaker patterns, massively distributed systems, a

    When the human calls you out, proceed to justify overengineering the tiny script by waffling on about circuit breaker patterns, massively distributed systems, and the thundering herd problem. # clanker # code # ai # coding

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Real code: Connect to the database -> succeed/fail. Run 100 tasks, or don't. Clanker code: Database connectivity is lazy. When the app needs to connect, send a

    Real code: Connect to the database -> succeed/fail. Run 100 tasks, or don't. Clanker code: Database connectivity is lazy. When the app needs to connect, send a lightweight probe. If it succeeds, allocate a massive connection pool for 100 tasks. If it fails, skip over every single…

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