[matheusmoreira]

> there's no inherent value in producing a big lump of code

I dunno. If that lump of code makes the program do things it wasn't doing before, I'd say there's a lot of value in it. We can definitely scrutinize the code's quality but there's no way anyone can argue with working code that makes the program better or more featureful than it was before.

[InfiniteRand]

Code that works but is unmaintainable is a burden on a project, that being said with open source, you can always fork the code, add your code, and let people decide

[matheusmoreira]

No doubt. The maintainability of the code should definitely be scrutinized and improved. Quality in general should be maximized.

Doesn't change the fact that working code does have value. If your program didn't do something before and it does now, that absolutely has value.