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Chesterton's Fence principle applied to software development warns against removing code without understanding its purpose. The author shares a personal experience of deleting seemingly unnecessary code that later caused system failures when edge cases occurred. The key lesson is to approach refactoring with curiosity rather than arrogance, investigating why code exists before removing it, especially when original documentation or team members are unavailable.

Before you cut the fence, ask why it is there - Chesterton's Fence

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