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		orangeoxidation on Jan 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Code Lifespan > I am always shocked when I learn the some code I wrote as throwaway-tp-be-done-right-later 10 years ago is still in use. That's because your "quick throwaway" code solves a real problem. It is useful, it works, it is very likely easy to understand. In short: It's good code. (It might not be "elegant" or "clever" or even "neat". Those things are overrated.)

MathMonkeyMan on Jan 28, 2023 [–]

I hadn't thought of it this way. Good perspective. I'll inject some cynicism, though:

> It is useful, it works, it is very likely easy to understand.

It probably mostly solves the intended problem, and might be so close to coming apart that nobody dares improve it.

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