The Best Code Is the Code You Don't Write

Every line you write is a line someone maintains.
Every feature you add is a promise you make.

The fastest code never runs.
The safest code never breaks.
The simplest code never existed.

Before you build it, ask:
what happens if I don't?

Most of the time, nothing.
And nothing is cheaper to maintain.

The best code isn't clever.
It's absent.

– Serguey Asael Shinder