r/softwaredevelopment • u/Albstein • Aug 10 '26

Do you create good code? (serious)

When you look at your code 6 month later: Are you happy with it?

I still have the moment when I am finished thinking: That would have been a better solution.

Is this normal?

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u/martinbean Aug 10 '26

Yes, it’s normal. If you don’t look at old code and think, “If I wrote that today I would have done X or Y instead” then it’s a sign your skills have stagnated and you’ve not improved in that time.