Here's what I came to after 10 years. 1. Write code fast. 2. Refactor when necessary (either because you got to a dead end and can't keep writing code fast an

Here's what I came to after 10 years. 1. Write code fast. 2. Refactor when necessary (either because you got to a dead end and can't keep writing code fast anymore, or because you're done and want to move on to another task). 3. Goto 1.