Good code is like a love letter to the next developer who will maintain it
After almost 20 years of writing the best code I can muster as much as I can, I’ve come to understand that most people won’t ever really appreciate it for the effort you put in. Many won’t even notice; they’re too preoccupied with their own lives to open their eyes to what is there. Nor do they give a damn about mastery. But, that doesn’t mean it’s a waste.I don’t think I’d do much differently in retrospect, except be far more cautious about where and who I spend time around.Even this very thread has some pretty bad vibes: “who can say what good code is?” “good code can’t exist with deadlines.”I feel really bad for junior/intermediate devs that read this stuff and internalize it.