| Upfront, I mostly agree with the post. However, I may be a tad famous about striving for perfection in my code. [1] [2] Why? If "good enough" is good enough, why do I go further? For a few reasons: 1. I want the industry to be more professional [3] where it matters, and I need to set an example. 2. The kind of software I write already has alternatives, so mine needs to be far better to get adopted. And it does. [4] 3. Also, I am just a perfectionist. It's a problem. Anyway, "good enough" is good enough most of the time; just make sure that your situation doesn't require more. [1]: https://gavinhoward.com/2019/08/why-perfect-software-is-near... [2]: https://git.gavinhoward.com/gavin/bc/src/commit/22253a3a6/ME... [3]: https://gavinhoward.com/2022/10/we-must-professionalize-prog... [4]: https://gavinhoward.com/2023/02/my-code-conquered-another-os... |