I agree - it isn't a real trade-off. I always hear people saying this and am puzzled by it. Indeed writing "good" code - modular, clean, tested is a matter of h

I agree - it isn't a real trade-off. I always hear people saying this and am puzzled by it. Indeed writing "good" code - modular, clean, tested is a matter of having good habits and acting on them. Sure, it technically takes "longer", but it's in the order of magnitude of several hours more over a course of weeks. It isn't something that I would even bring up with management - whether to do it or not is superficial because of the low cost. What I do understand is that if you hire someone who doesn't have these habits already, or if you yourself don't have them, then it could take much longer than doing what you're used to. But that's on you.