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Extracting doesn’t guarantee simplicity. Sometimes extracting code into another module means I’ve smeared one “conceptual module” in my brain into two physical files. Now I can’t look at the whole thing at once, and their internal wiring is more prominent than it deserves. Oops.
cc "many small functions"
You’re gonna make mistakes. That’s fine. Many developers are taught extracting as the only tool. But inlining when wiring is awkward or useless is just as important. Both extracting and inlining should be in your toolbox.
