I was referring to what the parent called 'horrible code'. There's definitely a ...

cloudhead on Aug 19, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: How To Become A Better Programmer By Not Programmi...

I was referring to what the parent called 'horrible code'. There's definitely a little of both: some of it cannot be measured, some of it can. Code performance is easily measurable for instance. Code size and simplicity can also be roughly measured.