Programmers shouldn’t take criticism over code so personal. Code is not art. It’s not something that you pour your soul into. It’s just code. As long as it gets the job done and other programmers can maintain it, it doesn’t matter who “likes” it.
"When I am programming, I am at a nexus. My thoughts become concrete. My ideas transform illusion into reality. The structure of existence is remade before my very eyes. I become a vessel for the creative force of the universe. I am carried aloft as if on the wings of dragons. Why should I care if nobody knows my name?"
- The Hacker Ethic
Programmers shouldn’t take criticism over code so personal. Code is not art. It’s not something that you pour your soul into. It’s just code. As long as it gets the job done and other programmers can maintain it, it doesn’t matter who “likes” it.