How many people or teams take time to refactor their code?
Once the code is written and working, is it immediately considered done and not looked at again?
Or it is reviewed to check if it is as clear and readable as it can be?
Is it changed to be easier to change in the future?
How many open source projects have issues or merge requests for refactoring, or are they only focused on new features or fixing bugs?
Like writing automated tests, time should be invested in refactoring code.
Having cleaner code that's easier to read, understand and change in the future will make the tasks of future Developers easier and make the codebase easier to maintain and provide a solid foundation for future development.
