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<p>Roedy Green famously wrote (as a joke):
<p>[https://www.thc.org/root/phun/unmaintain.html |
How To Write Unmaintainable Code - Ensure a job for life ;-) ]
<p>Note the smiley. It *is* very entertaining.
<p>Probably it sometimes happens (deliberately) but it must be very hard to distinguish between good and bad intentions.
<p>Many of us (probably) have felt the temptation (to obfuscate for bargaining purposes). I think generally, and in the long run, our best bet is to be honest, and in this case that means no deliberate obfuscations. I for one have decided for myself that come what may I will not *deliberately* make stuff uncomprehensible (or worse: delete or damage stuff).
<p>UPDATE: At the moment I'm (re)reading an old classic: John Steinbeck's [wp://The_Winter_of_Our_Discontent|The Winter of Our Discontent] (1961), about a guy who is going down this slippery slope and telling himself he remains an honest person. Pretty much your (our) situation. Although inevitably some aspects are a bit out-dated, it's still a Very Good Book (and it helped Steinbeck to his nobel prize). Recommended.
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