There are a set of skills and qualities which make the ideal software developer we are all searching to be or searching for to employ. However, right now I am going to emphasize the importance of a quality that is mostly found in senior developers. As a beginner, I remember the enthusiasm when I It was in VisualBasic v6.0 with very basic UI and logic. From there on, it was very hard to leave the keyboard without writing code daily. At first, it was VB, then some HTML, JavaScript (when it was very buggy), Java, and sometime later I became a true working developer/team-leader for many years. implemented my first app. Reliving those days when I was an enthusiast developer, I remember the powerful feeling that kept me on my path. I was (and still) addicted to code. But it is not code I was after. It is Creating something from within. This strong feeling of a new creation is addictive. the vast feeling of creating something your own. The problem with addiction is that you don’t recognize the limits of yourself and your creations. Consequently, you are not guided by your consciousness. As a leader of development teams in different projects, I came across a variety of situations with different developers. But this same question I kept hearing from time to time, , and it is really a great piece of code with the ultimate design. “This is a great piece of code, do you really want me to remove it?” But what you shouldn’t forget that you and your team are here to accomplish something meaningful for your clients and users! Thus writing a greatly designed code with low correlation to requirements isn’t going to change anything. When I moved to my current team and project, I found out that the project’s code was written beautifully and well designed. But it was . insignificant to our client’s future requirements One of the best decisions I made was to gradually re-implement (remove old code and write a new one without reference nor copy-pasting any parts). The reason being the already written code was a big hurdle to bend to any new requirements we received Sometimes it’ll be hard to ask for, especially when you’re asking the original author of the code. But always remind him of these facts: y ; if you miss your code, Github will always remember it for you. our main focus is your clients Acknowledging your addiction to code is your first step to that no one will use (and believe me, it hurts more to find out that your code is useless than removing a code you’ve written). overcoming your unconscious desire to create worthless stuff Final Thoughts From my personal experience, when you implement something hard to solve the first time, most of your energy and thoughts are invested in solving the problem and not in the most relevant design for the given requirements. gives you a second chance to spend your time (almost solely) in design (since the problem is already solved). Rewriting the same code a second time The best design is a design made for the current (known) requirements and not future mystic stuff that we just came up with. Refactor! Don’t predict! Remember: Lead image by from Previous published on: https://medium.com/@eyalyoli/code-trashing-symptom-fa66b02e159f Steve Johnson Pexels

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