It's common to see the quote on designer/developer websites: "code is poetry."

Let me just say for the record that code is not poetry.

Code is Lego. At least it is for me. I put stuff together and see if it works, when I get bored I try a new combination.

There is an aesthetic value to writing all of your code in nice clear formatting (it is also very useful if you are working on a project with partners), but at the end of the day what matters is whether your code does the task you want it to do on as many platforms as possible. Personally, I don't fuss too much about getting everything valid until I notice a problem.

Wasn't it Frank Lloyd Wright who said that if a building doesn't leak, the architect didn't take any chances?

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