SMRTR ProgrammingOct 8, 2025Go Make Things

Creating reusable code

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A frontend developer observes that clients increasingly submit code with excessive duplication, particularly in JavaScript-heavy applications where components and CSS styles are manually repeated instead of being written as reusable modules. The developer attributes this problem to backend-focused programmers writing frontend code without proper CSS knowledge, combined with AI-generated code that perpetuates poor coding practices.

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