I prefer to say that code is like a Rube Goldberg machine. While it technically does the job, it is over complicated making it hard to add new features and eas

I prefer to say that code is like a Rube Goldberg machine. While it technically does the job, it is over complicated making it hard to add new features and easy to introduce bugs. If we rush to add a new feature, it will be like adding another crazy contraption making it even harder to make changes to in the future. But if we take a little time to clean up the code, it will be like a well oiled machine giving us a solid foundation to build new functionality on top of.