[gwbas1c]

> Less experienced programmers are trying to build their sense of taste and style and will associate with whatever they perceive makes them superior. They often have an immediate and strong reaction to a code base. Their opinions and feedback are often couched in absolute terms.

I get that. I also inherited some very awful code in my first job (almost 20 years ago) by some developers who misunderstood basic concepts of programming. They had such fundamental gaps that I (right out of college) was able to clean up their mess in a few hours.

> Too many developers raise their hands, complain that this code is terrible, and suggest re-writing it. Or they burn out and find new jobs else where. Me? I like to stick around, figure things out, and make them go to 11.

I agree completely. I get the best job satisfaction making things go to 11.