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Designing for beauty is a mistake that people keep pointing out and people keep making.

Good software isn't art.

If I have the choice between a clean and simple to read codebase and a convoluted mess, I can tell you which one I choose. If the term "beauty" for that rubs you the wrong way then maybe we are just having a terminology disconnect.

Maybe a dictionary would be of help

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beautiful

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aesthetic

I'd rather optimize for substance than style.

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