[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

I believe it was Casey Muratori said "first: write the stupidest thing that will work". Meaning, it's code that is obvious and simple and does what you think you want to do. It doesn't have to be efficient, or flexible, it just has to do the job. Later you can change and/or improve it if need be.

[ramesh31]

> It doesn't have to be efficient, or flexible, it just has to do the job. Later you can change and/or improve it if need be.

I think the reality, though, is that that day never comes. Usually if something works, it will never be replaced. So the real trick is writing something that finds a perfect balance between "just works" and "elegant/aesthetic/maintainable/readable".