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"Art is never finished, only abandoned." -Leonardo da Vinci
by pattisapu 13y ago
"Art is never finished, only abandoned." -Leonardo da Vinci
- isuraed 13y agoThis is a great metaphor for software. There is diminishing returns to refactoring and elegance. Sometimes the open source community goes too far (ever try submitting patches to big OSS projects.. Some are ridiculously picky with minor details like code style.)
- Pacabel 13y agoCode style is extremely important. A lack of consistency with existing code makes both the new and old code harder to work with in the future. And neglecting to maintain a consistent coding style often indicates neglect in other areas, such as correctness and robustness.