It matters to some degree. If it's just a simple technique you can file away and repeat as muscle memory, well that means your code is that much better. From

It matters to some degree. If it's just a simple technique you can file away and repeat as muscle memory, well that means your code is that much better. From a user perspective it could be the difference between software that's pleasant to use and software that's annoying to use. From a philosophical perspective it's the difference between software that functions vs software that works well. Of course it depends on your context as to whether this is valued, but I wouldn't dismiss it. Once person's micro-optimization is another person's polish.