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> Some people are comfortable working around fragile and wonky code Yep, because I have worked with very bad codebases over the past 25 years, I actually enjoy
by tluyben2 8y ago
> Some people are comfortable working around fragile and wonky code
Yep, because I have worked with very bad codebases over the past 25 years, I actually enjoy the challenge. For me it is more rewarding than working with pristine and well managed code bases.
- james-skemp 8y agoDitto. I was explaining greenfield vs. brownfield to a co-worker (non-developer) between periods of fixing a previous, junior, developers code that was essentially creating a seemingly infinite number of pages on our site. Keeping in mind the above, I also know that deadlines, changing requirements, and lack of a clear goal (due to the previously mentioned items), lead to this. Had I not worked with them, my decade and a half of experience would have strongly suggested that such was the case. When it comes down to it, some people prefer working on new projects, and some people prefer supporting and polishing those once-new projects. But to really succeed you've got to be able to do both, to some extent.