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Just copy-paste code and add a comment pointing to the source (starting with TODO helps you find those later).

It will become obvious which duplicated code to abstract when you find yourself changing all/many at the same time or fearing you’ll forget/break something if you don’t change all instances. Writing tests is also a good motivator as it means even more code per duplication (and reduces the fear of breaking something).

It really takes a lot of duplication for this to get out of hand. Wait til it happens, you’re a software engineer you’ll figure out how to get rid of duplicated code just fine. Coming up with a great abstraction is extremely difficult before seeing at least a few examples.



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