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		mcknz on Aug 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Write Unmaintainable Code (2003) I saw a version of this dating back to 1997, so that's why it probably seems old.

mttjj on Aug 31, 2020 | [–]

The second to last paragraph states that the author gave a version of the document as a talk at a conference in 1997. So it appears that your memory is spot-on.

endgame on Aug 31, 2020 | [–]

I remember seeing it in the early 2000's, so yeah.

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