So maybe the right balance then should be acknowledging the correct value of code. Don't focus on code, but also don't neglect it. Don't put it over bottom line

So maybe the right balance then should be acknowledging the correct value of code. Don't focus on code, but also don't neglect it. Don't put it over bottom line value, but also don't ignore it. I have seen inexperienced developers and managers -and also developers with a lot of wrong experience- sink enormous amounts of time/money into maintaining extremely bad code without even noticing where the cost came from.