> to try to get their code to work? Because some people, even experienced coders, can get caught up caring about performance first or elegance first instead of

> to try to get their code to work? Because some people, even experienced coders, can get caught up caring about performance first or elegance first instead of getting something working correctly first. > "Correct" as a word has also had quite a social shadow side ever since Political Correctness became a thing at the very least. Interesting, I've never noticed that. When going back to the 90's I can't recall a time where "Correct", has carried any kind of extra baggage like that. We must have had some very different experiences. >These days it's even more encumbered by the ongoing reconciliation... Okay, you've actually lost me, I'm not really sure what it is you're trying to say here or what it has to do with programming or software development. >It's like first principles Anything reduced to an acronym in a context like this is going to be about fundamentals, not some nuanced deep dive. They're rules of thumb, not a comprehensive guide >how can this model help me to be a better coder Maybe it can't help you, and that's okay if others find it useful. >Does the model really need the word at all? If so, why? If it had no value here, that would mean people write working code by default. The proven value of having tests (specific approaches aside) to demonstrate to demonstrate the code is working means this is not the case. But there's a spectrum of effort to be had here, I can not really think about it and hope things work out because I'm experienced and how dare you imply the code I wrote isn't perfect, or I can spend effort thinking critically about my work, the code, the task, the desired outcome as written, and the desired outcome as intended. Having "correct" here is saying you should err on the side of the latter rather than the former. It's not an attack or a slight, is just some advice. Advice isn't universal and where you are in your journey as a programmer may mean this advice isn't valuable to you right now, but that doesn't mean it's fundamentally bereft of value.