Can attest to this. Having a mental model of the code in your head because you are both the architect and the builder makes maintenance way easier. Still not al

Can attest to this. Having a mental model of the code in your head because you are both the architect and the builder makes maintenance way easier. Still not always easy, but at least way easier in comparison to not having this mental model. After some years of developing this way it still feels as a continuous head start.