[kretaceous]

> The app isn’t a representation of me, it’s not a measure of how smart, dumb, or successful I am. It’s just an attempt at creating value.

It's a good mindset to have and I absolutely agree with most of the article when it comes to non-recreational programming. I generally think it's a little pretentious to call code "elegant" or likewise.

> Once I internalised this, I stopped caring about clean code, perfection, and judging the value of my apps myself.

I struggle to relate to this though. I believe good code is a means to make it easier to make a product better and ship faster. Hell, I agree it doesn't have to be "clean" but I couldn't bring myself caring about it altogether.

P.S. Well coding might not be art but it can absolutely be used to make art. The tldr (without the context of making SaaS) is incorrect in my viewpoint.

[edited for clarity]

[rohanmahen]

Definitely heard – tldr was absolutely only in the context of "building product".

Re: > Once I internalised this, I stopped caring about clean code, perfection, and judging the value of my apps myself.

I think I meant shifting more to customer centric valuation. Should have been more clear.