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> [“we can’t let “best” be the enemy of “better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/we-can-t-let-best-be-the-enemy-of-better/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

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## More by Michael C. Feathers

> [“\*brush, Pattern \*backdrop)     {      ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/brush-pattern-backdrop/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

> [“Remember, code is your house, and you have to live in it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/remember-code-is-your-house-and-you-have-to-live-in-it/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

> [“To me, legacy code is simply code without tests.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/to-me-legacy-code-is-simply-code-without-tests/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

> [“we can’t let “best” be the enemy of “better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/we-can-t-let-best-be-the-enemy-of-better/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

> [“Effective software change, like effective surgery, really involves deeper skills. Working with care doesn’t do much for you if you don’t use the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/effective-software-change-like-effective-surgery-really-involves/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

> [“The fact remains: Good design is testable, and design that isn’t testable is bad.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/the-fact-remains-good-design-is-testable-and-design-that-isn-t/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

> [“In a well-maintained system, it might take a while to figure out how to make a change, but once you do, the change is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/in-a-well-maintained-system-it-might-take-a-while-to-figure-out-how/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

> [“Encapsulation is important, but the reason why it is important is more important. Encapsulation helps us reason about our code.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/encapsulation-is-important-but-the-reason-why-it-is-important-is-more/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

> [“Superficially, Edit and Pray seems like “working with care,” a very professional thing to do. The “care” that you take is right there at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/superficially-edit-and-pray-seems-like-working-with-care-a-very/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

> [“Teams take serious chances when they try to make large changes without tests. It is like doing aerial gymnastics without a net.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-feathers/teams-take-serious-chances-when-they-try-to-make-large-changes/)

[Michael C. Feathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-feathers/)

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