# Copy-Paste Programming

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

Record: `lexicon: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#lexicon-copy-paste-programming

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Context-Specific Coupling](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/context-specific-coupling.md) and before [Cross-Cutting Leakage](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cross-cutting-leakage.md).

## Category

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

## Negated by

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

## Linked from

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