I like my code DAMP

“Can you DRY this up, please?”

We’ve all received that comment on our pull requests (aka: Don’t Repeat Yourself). We’ve accepted it industry-wide. Linters try to enforce it. We strive to make what little changes will allow us to cut a single perceived-to-be-useless line out of our code. And yet, I find my subconscious fighting against it.