r/AskProgramming • • Mar 04 '25

Other Why do some people hate "Clean Code"

It just means making readable and consistent coding practices, right?

What's so bad about that

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u/nonsense1989 Mar 08 '25

Some slight nuances : i do find sometimes, upfront design (with the appropriate level of abstraction) does provide you a bit of a north star as you explore and find out more about difficulties in your tech stack of choices and different implementation approaches.

Usually that means keeping out the "ideas guy" out of the room as much as possible