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by flatline3 5049 days ago
I also build code rather large new products, too.

People that build with no regard for future maintainers are building code incorrectly.

It makes me happy when I hand off a code base and the receiving maintainer actually tells me that they appreciate how clear and understandable it is. That's a level of care I wish I always inherited.

Maintainers versus builders aren't different people -- that's just what intellectually lazy programmers tell themselves when they're making another mess for someone else to clean up.