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John Johnson Okah
John Johnson Okah

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Bad code or No code, which is the lesser evil?

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"If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”

And when a bad code comes out of a good intention, it is called a Necessary Evil.


"Just as George Lucas said,

“Movies are never finished, only abandoned."

…the same goes for software.


There will always be incremental improvements, new technologies, unexpected problems, competitive challenges, and other excuses to keep working on your code.

LET'S KEEP WRITING!


...what's your thought on this?

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michTheBrandofficial

So true. Bad code is the lesser evil. It is better to write bad code and work better on it later than to write no code at all. Because there will always be improvements..

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John Johnson Okah

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michTheBrandofficial

Thanks for your reply. Sorry, are you a web developer?

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John Johnson Okah

Yes Mich, I am.