More so than flimsy code (refactoring can be fun), what crushes my mental health is management pulling in the wrong direction (i.e., creating more flimsy code for no good product reason).
I'm perfectly fine creating flimsy code / making compromises when there is a clearly articulated goal, and metrics in place to keep track of the effectiveness of that compromise.
The more experience I have, the more I recognize that flimsy code can be the best code in specific circumstances. So while it is not fun to have to deal with it in the moment, I know it makes sense.
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More so than flimsy code (refactoring can be fun), what crushes my mental health is management pulling in the wrong direction (i.e., creating more flimsy code for no good product reason).
I'm perfectly fine creating flimsy code / making compromises when there is a clearly articulated goal, and metrics in place to keep track of the effectiveness of that compromise.
The more experience I have, the more I recognize that flimsy code can be the best code in specific circumstances. So while it is not fun to have to deal with it in the moment, I know it makes sense.