Affirmations

Every so often I come across something in the blogosphere that makes me happy:

I don't know about you, but I use [the refactoring step] to add a bit of Beauty to my code. Thanks to TDD, my code already has Truth. It works. Now I make sure it isn't just good, it's beautiful. Gorgeous. The best damned code I know how to write... It doesn't sound like much, but for me, it's the final touch. I write good code. I take pride in my work. When you look at my code, you can tell.

- adapted from James Shore's post Truth and Beauty