I don't think being so romantic helps much. To take these articles seriously is to believe that there is such a thing as good code. but I don't think there is a

I don't think being so romantic helps much. To take these articles seriously is to believe that there is such a thing as good code. but I don't think there is a good code that will make everyone happy. I understand the effort it takes to make the code something permanent, but I think the code has to be something that has changeable and the processes have to adapt.