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Discussion on: Idealism and Pragmatism

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Basti Ortiz

I believe I fall into the idealistic side of the spectrum. I simply can't stand my code not being elegant enough. I really have to learn to lean on the other side of the spectrum at some point in the future because my perfectionism can (and will) get in the way of actual progress.

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Joshua Nelson ✨

Definitely - depending on the context, it could even be pragmatic to make the code elegant! (Maybe you're setting a standard of quality in your codebase) I think it's what you said - if it's in the way of progress, that can be a problem