It's kind of funny to see two reactions here:

* Reaction A: code is ugly, what a bunch of jerks!

* Reaction B strikes me a bit as hero worship. Since we already know the outcomes, already some consider them geniuses; we must conclude every decision they made was a good one, and there is no room for criticism.

Perhaps neither are great, but I think reaction B especially is a little dangerous. One must acknowledge that there are more factors to your success than coding style, but that doesn't mean if you start neglecting it then it will also lead to your success.