> Firstly, if you know from the start that you're going to open source the code, then you'll make more of an effort than (perhaps) usual to ensure that the code

> Firstly, if you know from the start that you're going to open source the code, then you'll make more of an effort than (perhaps) usual to ensure that the code is well-organised, well-tested and elegant. This is assuming you even realize that your code is un-organized and inelegant. There is no doubt tons of software out there written by journeyman developers who don't know best practices or good coding techniques, but just know how to "ship it".. And, honestly, there's nothing wrong with that..