# Copy-Paste Programming

> Duplicating code by copying and pasting instead of extracting a shared abstraction.

Record: `lex:copy-paste-programming`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-copy-paste-programming

## category

- [Core Modular Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/core-modular-design.md)

## referenced-by

- [Do Not Repeat Yourself (DRY)](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/duplicate-code.md)