John Carmack (probably) [0]: Left to themselves, most people have a tremendous ability to ignore their flaws, and it hampers their growth. A bit of shame is of

John Carmack (probably) [0]: Left to themselves, most people have a tremendous ability to ignore their flaws, and it hampers their growth. A bit of shame is often a positive motivation. I am ashamed of a lot of code I wrote last year. I have reasons why it is the way it is, some of which are defensible, but some are just "WTF was I thinking?" If you don't have nagging bits of guilt about your recent body of work, it might well be a benefit for someone to point out problems in terms that break through your defenses. [0] https://disqus.com/home/discussion/varianceexplained/a_million_lines_of_bad_code_variance_explained_20/#comment- https://disqus.com/home/discussion/varianceexplained/a_milli... 1974419008