On the other hand, in well-tested software you can make a branch, delete a source file you think might be unused, and see if all the binaries still build and the tests still pass.
Unfortunately, this doesn’t work outside software. And even in software most of it isn’t well tested.
Unfortunately, this doesn’t work outside software.
Sure it does—that’s how a lot of biological research works. Take some rats, delete a gene, or introduce a nutritional deficiency, etc. and see how the rats turn out.
Unfortunately, this doesn’t work outside software. And even in software most of it isn’t well tested.
Sure it does—that’s how a lot of biological research works. Take some rats, delete a gene, or introduce a nutritional deficiency, etc. and see how the rats turn out.