There are many approaches to programming. One approach is to see programming as an obstacle to your goals and as soon as things seem to be running you proceed

There are many approaches to programming. One approach is to see programming as an obstacle to your goals and as soon as things seem to be running you proceed to your next task. Another approach is to see programming as a way to practice and apply your problem solving skills, and in this mindset you will not be satisfied if a solution seems to work. You will want at some point to understand why things are working. And to ease your process of understanding, you will clean up your code until you are confident you understand it.