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by Mezzie 1607 days ago
I mean, the primary question is: "Does it meet its use case?"

Now, this does include the uses of the developers working on it throughout its lifestyle, but what makes code 'good' when it comes to a bank's system vs. a SaaS startup vs. a script somebody writes for themselves and themselves alone can be completely different.

Trying to set out concrete rules for what makes something good practice is difficult when it's something as varied as coding.