I've seen some horrible code run perfectly, and some inexplicable snippet that shouldn't run work well enough.<p>What have <i>you</i> let make it to production that never should have been there, and likely was only intended as a temporary fix?<p>Did you ever get around to fixing it?
I have been told that the code I write is ugly, multiple times by different people.<p>The only time this has ever bothered me is when it's in the interview process and costs me the job.<p>I usually stop working on code when it's "good enough", which is to say, when it works.<p>Maybe I have low standards.
I read the gang of four, got a hard on and banged out some code with lots of classes with really long names. Felt damn proud of it at the time. Wanted to be the next Martin Fowler, but probably just some confused poor sod now maintaining that pile.