I agree with you. Skill helps you appreciate what is good taste. Both come with experience and a willingness to learn. I'm not keen on the idea of taste as s

I agree with you. Skill helps you appreciate what is good taste. Both come with experience and a willingness to learn. I'm not keen on the idea of taste as simply some innate quality, rather than something learned / taught. Thinking of it as some X factor makes it easier to write off people who just disagree or lack experience. That said, I've totally seen code with poor taste and I've written it myself, so I believe in the underlying concept.