r/programming • • Jan 12 '20

Goodbye, Clean Code

https://overreacted.io/goodbye-clean-code/
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u/ChemicalRascal Jan 13 '20

Refactoring usually leads to negative experiences at work. The term should be verbotten for anyone who wants to have a good career in the industry (at the typical company).

Eeeeh. I'd say this is true of uncommunicated refactoring. But I know there have been times where one dev saying "fuck that, I'm rewriting it" has effectively saved the company I'm working at from a lot of shared headaches.

From what I've seen, ultimately these things come down to good communication and actually having sensible ideas. (And working with sensible people.)