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I find abstractable parts in code by thinking about potential names for it. If there is no good name for a potential common function, it's probably not a good idea to extract the section into a function. Maybe it can be extracted into two separate functions with good names?


This is a proxy for having a well-defined purpose for a function.


Yes, absolutely, but it's one that's easier to teach juniors.


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