I simply won't take the job if someone demands I do a rush job of programming train braking systems.
It seems like you're reading into what I'm saying a commitment to "not trying" and "[a] metric for evaluating good engineering practices". I'm absolutely not, I'm arguing against the kind of sneering belief in self-superiority that leads some software developers to feel like someone who uses a particular method or way of making working software, "sucks".
There’s a balance here, and it’s important to recognize that often the “but the code works” mantra is used by the lazy or incompetent to justify poorly written code.
I think everyone has been burned by something different, and sometimes we read internet comments that are easy to misinterpret as supporting The Thing We Hate That Burned Us.
It seems like you're reading into what I'm saying a commitment to "not trying" and "[a] metric for evaluating good engineering practices". I'm absolutely not, I'm arguing against the kind of sneering belief in self-superiority that leads some software developers to feel like someone who uses a particular method or way of making working software, "sucks".