> We're all busy. Sure, but if the core of your job, the key skill you bring to the table, is writing software, you are (hopefully) going to find the time to l

> We're all busy. Sure, but if the core of your job, the key skill you bring to the table, is writing software, you are (hopefully) going to find the time to learn best practices for writing software. If that's not the core of your job, if your key skill is something else and writing software is just an occasional means to an end... maybe the incentives aren't there. > How long do you think it takes for time spent learning good software development practices to pay for itself? If you almost never write a program longer than 1000 lines and rarely use a program six months after you've written it, it may never pay for itself. Don't get me wrong, I personally have an interest in good software development practices. I just understand why not everyone can or will take the time to learn them.