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Subject: Re: Which newsgroup for json parsing?
Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 21:18:47 +0100
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On 27/05/2024 12:51, Josef Möllers wrote:
> 
> In my 40+ years of experience in IT/programming (I graduated 1981 from a 
> Dutch polytechnic "HIO" in Computer Science and have retired in 2022) I 
> have learnt that "works fine" is only part of the work. Maintainability 
> should be added as well. Even if it is code written for one's personal 
> use only, it may need some work later and then it's crucial to have it 
> maintainable.
> 
> But maybe you think so too,

I agree completely.

I learned my lesson a a student with a personal project which I left for 
6 months. When I came back to it I had to comment it before I could 
carry on.

(and I'm even older than you, although not by much)

Andy