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by cortesoft 1877 days ago
Exactly. Code quality is not an intrinsic good, but it is a technique for accomplishing the actual intrinsic good, which is whatever the function of the software is.

This is like saying “no one cares about training for a marathon, they only care about running a faster time”

Well, sure, but up the WAY you run a faster time is to train. You need a technique and strategy to accomplish the actual goal.