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		tern on Jan 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why did infinite scroll fail at Etsy? Why not do both and allow users to select whichever they prefer? You could then A/B test which is the better default option.

SoftwareMaven on Jan 6, 2013 [–]

There is cost associated with keeping code alive. It is magnified when that code will have follow-on effects for how other code (search results format, etc) gets designed.

If the code is not providing real value, it should be thrown out.

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