There is a difference between code which disagrees with your preferred conventions, code which is ugly but right, code with serious architectural flaws but whic

There is a difference between code which disagrees with your preferred conventions, code which is ugly but right, code with serious architectural flaws but which is good enough for right now, and bad code which has bred until it is an inescapable tar pit of unnecessary complexity. The ability to tell the difference comes with experience, as does the ability to abide the first three. However, I have found that experience has changed my approach to the last away from "complaining" and toward "fire and brimstone sermon".