Remove dead code

Delete code that isn’t executed. It will still be in your git history if you need it.


☑️ Topic: General

☑️ Idea: Delete code that isn’t executed. It will still be in your git history if you need it.

☑️ Benefits: Maintainability

☑️ Guideline: If you find conditions that are never true, the code after those conditions is dead code.

// BAD
function oldRequestModule(url) {
  // ...
}
function newRequestModule(url) {
  // ...
}
 
// GOOD
function newRequestModule(url) {
  // ...
}
// BAD
function oldRequestModule(url) {
  // ...
}
function newRequestModule(url) {
  // ...
}
 
// GOOD
function newRequestModule(url) {
  // ...
}