Jokes on you, I use a dark grey background.
Sure, I agree you work with whatever you have to. I didn't say you couldn't. I said bad programmers write shit/"ugly" code.
The debt part, however, is exacerbated by bad coding. The more time it takes for someone to figure out wtf you were doing because of shit variable names, poorly structured, buggy code, the more debt builds up.
No code lasts forever. Shit code lasts less and is a nightmare.
bad code doesn't work properly
I do edit others unless needed but if it works it fucking works. To get picky about absoulte formatting is focusing on the wrong stuff
Have you read code complete? I have an extra copy if you want, I can send it to you.
tad jewish sounding
any programmer who complains about code style immediately outs themselves as an amateur
those who have actually been programming for years in various codebases don't give a shit anymore and just make it work
Holy blast from the past. That was like 10 years ago.
I cleaned up with the script DMAUL and Bugs wrote. Had 109 packages delivered in a single day. Made like $3k flipping Disney movies on eBay.
Good times.