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In software, complexity is a tax you pay on every future change. You might think, 'as long as it works, I'm good, I don't care about aesthet…
In software, complexity is a tax you pay on every future change. You might think, 'as long as it works, I'm good, I don't care about aesthetics', but elegant code is about maintainability, not aesthet
In software, complexity is a tax you pay on every future change. You might think, "as long as it works, I'm good, I don't care about aesthetics", but elegant code is about maintainability, not aesthetics. Elegant code is deeply practical.
Source: Francois Chollet (X) | 2026-06-23