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> But I’m sure you would agree that before you can have a maintainable product, you should first strive to have an actual product.

Actually, no. The goal is to have a sufficiently profitable (or for non-profit use cases, worthwhile) project.

It is entirely possible, easy even, to ship a product and gain revenues, but in an unsustainable way that is a net negative to stakeholders, users, or other relevant parties.

In the case of "unclean" code, it might not be as bad as ignoring significant security considerations, but it could sink entire business plans, causing negative side effects for people you are notionally supposed to be looking out for: teammates, partners, collaborators, etc. In a for profit business, that often involves wasting investment in the process.




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