I used to believe that too, but I've changed my mind. Now, I'll always prefer clean organized code, even if it doesn't work. I can always hire someone or jump

I used to believe that too, but I've changed my mind. Now, I'll always prefer clean organized code, even if it doesn't work. I can always hire someone or jump in myself and make the changes that are necessary. It is safer to assume that all code is broken in some way. E.g. If someone says that code "works", what they usually mean is that the software is broken in ways that they doesn't understand. When someone says a system is "secure", it means that it contains vulnerabilities that they haven't yet discovered. A pessimistic attitude, but it has served me well.