Yes I get very annoyed when I see some strange looking code written because the right way "didn't work" or "there was a problem". Sometimes that's a legitimate

Yes I get very annoyed when I see some strange looking code written because the right way "didn't work" or "there was a problem". Sometimes that's a legitimate reason, with legacy/buggy/messy systems, when you just don't have the time or effort to do it right. But then at least document the hack as what it is. And what the general issue with the obvious approach was.