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Software development
The Importance of Clean Code for CompetitivenessOver the past few days, I've written a few lines of code that serve only one purpose: to improve the future maintainability of the Langmeier Backup codebase. 
There are actually three types of code that we write as developers:
I’ve noticed how many consultants completely omit the third type. The problem is that without this code that improves the structure, you end up with throwaway code right from the start. Just like AI from “vibe” coders: throwaway code. I don’t want to offend anyone here. But one could actually argue that anyone who omits structure-improving code today might have a hard time competing with AI in programming in the future. You could also blame the clients. They want code produced as cheaply as possible. The fact that this comes at the expense of further development results in high follow-up costs:
This leads to reduced competitiveness, and the quality of the program suffers. I consider the type of code lines I mentioned—the ones that improve structure—to be the most important lines in software development. These lines are enormously beneficial in the long run, but they don’t provide any immediate, quick benefit. This is precisely why consultants and software companies should invest more time in what may seem at first glance to be “unnecessary lines of code.” This sets them apart significantly from other market players—and even from artificial intelligence. At Langmeier Backup and aBusiness Suite , I invest about 70–80% of my time in this structure-improving code . If, with this allocation of time, I still manage to create a new feature every fifth day, then in five years I’ll have 300 new features and optimizations. And that amounts to 300 new optimizations that are stable and appreciated by users. And that’s what matters, in my opinion: when developing software, the goal is to maximize the long-term benefit for users. Look it up further:
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