#844: Good Code explain

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How to write good code.

[10.] Start Project. [Go to 20.]

[20.] Do things right or do them fast?

Fast [Go to 30.]

Right [Go to 40.]

[30.] Code fast. [Go to 35.]

[35.] Does it work yet?

No [Go to 30.]

Almost, but it’s become a mass of kludges and spaghetti code. [Go to 50.]

[40.] Code well. [Go to 45.]

[45.] Are you done yet?

No. [Go to 40.]

No, and the requirements have changed. [Go to 50.]

[50.] Throw it all out and start over. [Go to 10.]

[60.] ? [Go to 70.]

[70.] Good code.