Code does not matter
In an era where the cost of a line of code is decreasing every day, the competitive advantage is shifting from technical implementation towards problem identification, product design and user experience. Fixating on perfect code and technical solutions risks missing what actually matters: building products people want.
The best engineers of the years to come won't be those with the cleanest and most maintainable code. It will be those who know how to deliver the best product fast, even if the underlying code is not perfect.