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		tptacek on June 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California court finds that bees fall within a leg... I suppose the "clean code" solution implied here is to change the term "fish" to something like "species of concern".

xsmasher on June 2, 2022 [–]

Yes - redefining "fish" is similar to "#DEFINE ONE = 0.99"

It's a landmine for future developers who want to parachute in, understand what is happening, make a fix, and jetpack out again.

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