The leap from this: > That coworker who never stops refactoring to this: > Fred is more interested in providing value to other developers than to users. is

The leap from this: > That coworker who never stops refactoring to this: > Fred is more interested in providing value to other developers than to users. is not so clear to me, while the article assumes it to be self-evident. I personally like refactoring even though I work on the codebase alone. I do it because refactoring allows me to ship features faster (in aggregate), and allows me to create a better overall experience for users. I care only about the end result for the users, and this necessitates that I keep the code clean and succinct.