>> I always assume I write code just to throw it away and replace it with something better In my understanding this comes with the combination of critical thin

>> I always assume I write code just to throw it away and replace it with something better In my understanding this comes with the combination of critical thinking and laziness. If you know that the "future you" may try to get rid of the garbage you are writing now you end up writing code that is easier to manage and to refactor without rewriting everything around it. Being right all the time sometimes means knowing that you can not be right today but may be righter tomorrow.