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		jax_the_dog on Oct 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Applying “make invalid states unrepresentable” Not OP, but it would add complexity because that method you "weren't going to need" turns out to actually be needed. Now you have to work around your simplified design because you decided that you didn't need anything more.

goto11 on Oct 6, 2020 [–]

That is not adding complexity, since the end result (the added method) is the same. You are just postponing some work until it is needed, which is prudent anyway due to opportunity cost.

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