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by lhnz 1094 days ago
Yes, we value understandability if an application is succcessful.

My point was that even if logic isn't valuable understandability helps the person reading it decide whether to delete it or replace it. Code that can't be understood and sits within vast applications providing no value is often very difficult to remove and ends up being a long-term cost to a business.