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		secondcoming on Dec 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goodbye, clean code (2020) Yup, Clean Code is to make the life of $NEXT_PERSON easier. The value put on this varies from company to company. Some require it, others will balk at not releasing a feature because you want to tidy the code up from being prototype quality.

SonicScrub on Dec 8, 2023 [–]

It's a good idea to remember that $NEXT_PERSON could quite possibly you a year from now, when you've probably forgotten what you were on about previously. There are selfish reasons to clean code as well!

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