[crouton] Nathaniel Trost: Link Errors are always a headache

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Posted by Nathaniel Trost:
Link Errors are always a headache
http://crouton.powerblogs.com/archives/archive_2007_01_28-2007_02_03.shtml#1170122250


   A headache day. Iâve been struggling to fight through some major code
   refactoring with nagging sinus issues that just wonât subside. Grar.
   There are certain benefits to my many years of experience working in
   large bodies of code where I wasnât the original author. The one I am
   thankful for at the moment is the ability to analyze chunks of code,
   and take a chainsaw to the source tree with the effect accuracy of a
   scalpel. Many projects begin life as prototypes crammed into the
   codebase of a previous project. That previous project might not be a
   good architectural fit, but itâs there, it compiles, runs, and you can
   start banging on it right now. Of course, what then tends to happen is
   the prototype, good engineering practice to the contrary, ends up
   becoming the production codebase. If that happens, at some point there
   needs to be a reckoning, a pruning, and a major refactoring. Yeah,
   thatâs where Iâm at today.