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by ramesh31 1616 days ago
> 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".