Hey bro, can I have some antibiotic resistance?

Sure bro, but remember that the heavy metal tolerance gene is a dependency.

Shit, I’m on python 2 but hmrA requires python 3.

  • @[email protected]
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    It’s the cleaning up of code by making it easier to read or rewriting something in a less convoluted way. Originally you just wanted it to be done quick so you coded it in a sloppy way. Now you have “debt” that needs to be fixed. You don’t really gain anything by cleaning it, so it wastes your time instead of implementing something new.

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      Well, technically the actual cleaning up part is “refactoring.”