Cleaning up the codebase and taking the time to make it super maintainable/configurable/flexible is huge. It's worth spending as much time as it takes to get it

Cleaning up the codebase and taking the time to make it super maintainable/configurable/flexible is huge. It's worth spending as much time as it takes to get it to the point where it's a pleasure (not just tolerable) to work with. It's just like cooking in a messy and crowded kitchen vs a clean and spacious one.