Re:The Most Important Non-Programming Skills for Programmers
by oldboyFX on Saturday November 24, 2018 @10:45AM
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> Just wondering, in terms of value for the business, doesn't clean code always deliver a higher value as opposed to, say, messy code?
Of course it does, and writing clean code should be one of your goals. But it should never be the primary goal. You always want to be aware of why you're being paid: it's to deliver value and increase profits.
Maintainable code is important, but our thought leaders have been putting the idea of clean code on a pedestal lately. Because of this I feel like many developers sweat over minute technical details but completely ignore business goals.
Of course it does, and writing clean code should be one of your goals. But it should never be the primary goal. You always want to be aware of why you're being paid: it's to deliver value and increase profits.
Maintainable code is important, but our thought leaders have been putting the idea of clean code on a pedestal lately. Because of this I feel like many developers sweat over minute technical details but completely ignore business goals.