Comment by rendall

Yeah, I don't know that we're disagreeing here. For me, there's definitely good code and bad code. I read OP more as saying perfect is the enemy of good, not that all code is good code.

I'd say if you want good code in your working environment, set up a process for requiring it. Automated testing and deployment, and code reviews would be the way to go. Reading Clean Code won't get you there.