For what it's worth, I expect people to have that opinion about their (older) code samples. If you get the feeling that people are judging you by the poorer sec

For what it's worth, I expect people to have that opinion about their (older) code samples. If you get the feeling that people are judging you by the poorer sections of your code sample, speak up! Start telling them what you think is wrong with it. They might not be worth working for if they don't listen to that.