[thelist] Bad Code vs Keeping Job

[Adam Patrick]

> I have a potential dilemma in the making and wanted to get feedback before
> I actually encounter the problem. I've been given some pages to code that
> are not in the area that is normally my responsibilty (basically, I'm
> augmenting the guy who normally maintains this area). I've been asked to
> code them so that they are similar in style to other pages in the area.

I don't think coding style is worth losing a job over.  You're going to
run into that everywhere.  Sometimes you can make a difference;
Sometimes you can't; Sometimes it takes some time to win 'em over.  My
experience is that there are enough people out there who don't care
about style (usually the same people who have messy
desks/cubes/offices/apartments) that the best I can do is try to show
one or two of them the advantages of doing it right the first time.

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