On 18/09/13 07:33, Gustavo Niemeyer wrote: > This isn't, by all means, to suggest that we should stop caring about > the quality of our code base. I'm all for improving variable names, > type names, and whatever else, as people who actually worked with me > can confirm. It's rather just a small reminder that perfect code comes > second to having a relevant product.
I both agree and disagree :-) Having perfect code and a useless product is pointless unless the code is itself the goal, which it almost always isn't. Having a great product that is a mess behind the scenes is fine for a start. Uncle Bob makes this exact point in the book. There was the best debugger in the industry, awesome product, everyone used it, but it fell behind because the code was a mess and it was getting harder and harder to extend over time. Yes we need a relevant product. But if we want the product to stay relevant, then it needs to be as clean as possible under the covers. Tim -- Juju-dev mailing list Juju-dev@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/juju-dev
