Ever have one of those moments where you see a single line of text and feel your entire soul nod in agreement? That’s the vibe of the latest programming meme taking a quiet victory lap on Reddit: justReuseTheClassBro.

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The phrase comes from a developer’s tale of woe, where they were deep in a project, creating new class after new class for slightly different tasks. A wiser, probably more caffeinated colleague looked over and dropped this golden piece of advice: just reuse the class, bro. The post racked up over 500 upvotes because every coder, from beginners to seasoned pros, has been on both sides of this exchange.

It’s funny because it’s the universal solution we all forget. We get so lost in the potential of building something new and perfect that we ignore the perfectly good, slightly dusty solution already sitting in our code. It’s the programming equivalent of buying a new kitchen gadget when you already have a spoon that would work just fine. You feel like a genius architect for a second, then someone points out you’ve just built a very complicated shed next to a perfectly good house.

The “bro” at the end is what makes it art. It transforms standard advice into a gentle, slightly exhausted roast. It carries the energy of someone watching you try to push a pull door for five minutes. It’s not mean, it’s just… painfully obvious. The comment thread is filled with people admitting they’ve given or received this exact advice, often accompanied by a facepalm emoji.

This tiny phrase is a love letter to simplicity in a world obsessed with over-engineering. It’s a reminder that the cleanest code is sometimes the code you already wrote.

So next time you’re about to dive into a fresh file, take a breath. Look to your left. Look to your right. Your solution is probably already there, waiting. Just reuse the class, bro.