Sometimes I have improvements or ideas about improvements to existing code that can be considered "mental masturbation" -- the existing code works and accomplishes exactly what it needs to do, but I cannot shake the idea that there is a better, cleaner (groan 🙄) way to do things.
I still think it's useful to capture these as sometimes it's an actual good improvement over what's there now, but I try to be skeptical of refactoring just for the sake of refactoring. Unless something is SO egregious that it's impossible to work with, it's usually better to leave it be.
Asked 🤖 for some suggestions for the label and description, since I can't use what first comes to my mind (it's lewd and not exactly useful in a professional setting 😅), and there's some OK ones in here. Need to think on it.
- name: 🌟 refine
color: "6f42c1"
description: "Improvements to the elegance or efficiency of existing code that already functions correctly."
- name: 💎 polish
color: "0052cc"
description: "Enhancements to streamline or beautify existing solutions without altering functionality."
- name: 🛠️ tweak
color: "fbca04"
description: "Minor but meaningful enhancements to tighten up working code."
- name: 🧐 scrutinize
color: "b07000"
description: "Revisiting and critiquing functional code to enhance clarity or performance."
- name: 🧐 prettify
color: "8a2be2"
description: "Sprucing up code that works—because looks matter too."
- name: 🤨 nitpick
color: "c5b0d5"
description: "Tidying up the little things in code that no one else might notice."
- name: 🙄 overthink
color: "f0ad4e"
description: "Revising code that’s fine, just because we can do better."
- name: 🧐 finesse
color: "2c3e50"
description: "Fine-tuning good code into great code with a touch of class."
- name: 🙃 embellish
color: "ff6347"
description: "Adding a dash of flair to functional code for sheer enjoyment."
- name: 🛠️ bike-shedding
color: "0075ca"
description: "Focusing on trivial details rather than the more significant aspects of the project, inspired by Parkinson's Law of Triviality."
- name: 🌟 gold-plating
color: "ffd700"
description: "Adding unnecessary features or enhancements to a solution, thus over-complicating what was sufficient."
Sometimes I have improvements or ideas about improvements to existing code that can be considered "mental masturbation" -- the existing code works and accomplishes exactly what it needs to do, but I cannot shake the idea that there is a better, cleaner (groan 🙄) way to do things.
I still think it's useful to capture these as sometimes it's an actual good improvement over what's there now, but I try to be skeptical of refactoring just for the sake of refactoring. Unless something is SO egregious that it's impossible to work with, it's usually better to leave it be.
Asked 🤖 for some suggestions for the label and description, since I can't use what first comes to my mind (it's lewd and not exactly useful in a professional setting 😅), and there's some OK ones in here. Need to think on it.