Re:Ask HN: What change in your programming technique has bee...
by muzani on Friday January 24, 2020 @09:46AM
(#22138699)
Order has as many flaws as disorder. There's a balance in between.
Many of us are familiar with that balance in our daily lives; e.g. we don't mop the floor so clean we can eat off it. But code is often continually polished, refactored, documented as soon as there is the slightest smell.
We do keep tidy enough. The standards for office cleanliness never qualifies to surgery standards, and yet a lot of people like to compare their code to medical device safety levels.
Besides that, there is a clear structure to mess. Too much or too little order and you lose control. The right amount will give you the correct structure.
Many of us are familiar with that balance in our daily lives; e.g. we don't mop the floor so clean we can eat off it. But code is often continually polished, refactored, documented as soon as there is the slightest smell.
We do keep tidy enough. The standards for office cleanliness never qualifies to surgery standards, and yet a lot of people like to compare their code to medical device safety levels.
Besides that, there is a clear structure to mess. Too much or too little order and you lose control. The right amount will give you the correct structure.