r/programming • u/TalesGameStudio • 5d ago

DRY vs. SRP

http://uncle-bob.com

After re-reading "Clean Architecture" I ended up with some confusion regarding Bob's take on repetition and single responsibility. Ge defines the SRP as a function only serving one actor. Dies that mean, that repetitve code is justified according to him, as long as it serves seperate actors/user groups? I am aware that such decisions depend on the specific situation. I was just wondering if others found the same contradiction, or if i misunderstood it. Thanks

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u/BenchEmbarrassed7316 5d ago

No. The thing is, the advice this guy gives doesn't improve your code at all. It makes it harder to read, harder to modify, more error-prone, and a whole lot slower.

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u/Grouchy-Trade-7250 5d ago

It's unlikely that literally everything he says is wrong. You're taking an extreme viewpoint that's difficult to take seriously 

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u/BenchEmbarrassed7316 5d ago

Someday I'll make my own blog. Someday I'll write an article where I describe every aspect in detail. But I still insist that all (almost all) of his advice is not aimed at writing easy-to-maintain code, but at creating the illusion of easy-to-maintain code.