The Best Code Is Boring — And That’s a Compliment

Beginners try to impress with complexity.
Experienced developers try to remove it.

Boring code:
is predictable
is easy to debug
survives new requirements

Clever code breaks silently.
Boring code fails loudly.

That’s why production systems favour:

clear naming over smart tricks
simple logic over abstractions
readability over elegance

If your code feels a little dull, you’re probably doing it right.

Boring scales. Clever doesn’t.

– Serguey Asael Shinder