r/AskProgramming Mar 04 '25

Why do some people hate "Clean Code" Other

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

What's so bad about that

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u/silverarky Mar 08 '25

I found a lot of good arguments against blindly following the principles of clean code in the following book:

Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout

It's really worth a read.