Ever since I gained experience at a software house I have found it difficult to tolerate code not neatly structured, without any form of architecture or beauty or clarity whether or not it works i.e. does what its supposed to do.

I find I am always caught up in refactoring code like this sometimes "at my own expense" is where my comfort v productivity dilemma is.

What is the quickest way to deal with badly written code you inherit in your experience? Write yours or encapsulate / refactor what's there, time consumingly?

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