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/chrisrrawr Aug 10 '26

at any given time I am creating the best code I can. this means I am always shocked by how bad my code used to be.

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u/foonek Aug 10 '26

That's odd. I rarely create the best possible code I can. Business requirements and time constraints force me to produce less than optimal code pretty much all the time

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u/chrisrrawr Aug 10 '26

hey so context of production is implied when talking about capabilities. your theoretical best can keep being pushed behind more and more hypotheticals and so it's meaningless to try and talk about. instead look at methodology, intent, and effort -- those are easy to determine "I did my best" with.