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		Mikhail_Edoshin 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What is “good taste” in software engineering? Good taste implies there is more than taste. It implies there is a true nature of things and what we call taste is a recognition of things that are true to their nature.

nosefurhairdo 3 months ago [–]

No need to contemplate platonic ideals; we've all experienced code that is relatively easy to read and modify, performs well, handles error well, etc.

The author's definition of taste as a prioritization of various engineering values is one we can understand based on experience.

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