I've seen this happen not because the code is hard to read but brittle. We tried and tried to clean it up but it was hard to tell if we were making a dent on code quality. Then a third party added a test system and we started writing automated tests. The code was a dream to work with.
I cannot overstate how much better it was to work with.
There were internal attitudes that prevented me from pushing for tests. Oh and the fact that the company had not used them in the past. But I regret not pushing hard for testing.
I cannot overstate how much better it was to work with.
There were internal attitudes that prevented me from pushing for tests. Oh and the fact that the company had not used them in the past. But I regret not pushing hard for testing.