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Ivan Shmakov <oneingray@gmail.com> writes:

[...]

> 	My point is simple: if the deadline is today, one has to forget
> 	about "science" (be it Wirth's, Borlaug's, or someone's else),
> 	and use whatever "ingredients" available to solve the task at
> 	hand.  Be it a program, or a dinner.

I also wrote a longer reply to this which I shouldn't have posted
(which will continue to be available via servers not processing
cancels) but this is the more interesting part: According to my
experience, writing 'bad' code (for a suitable definition of 'bad')
doesn't take less time than writing 'good' code (for a suitable
definition of 'good') to begin with and 'corners cut in order to be
able to present something superficially suitable to $superior now'
will come back to haunt you, ie, when taking the time necessary for
repairs/ maintenance and the time wasted trying to puzzle out the
meaning of 'the usual thicket' into account, 'bad code' needs a lot
more time overall.