Don’t you think it’s a little too harsh though to completely throw away your first draft? Well, I guess it depends on the project. If it has something to do with space satellites or medical equipment and people could die because of your code, then yes.

I guess pretty much the same goes for every creative process. Code, poetry (“code is poetry” some say), music, painting. The kids like all the “messes and masterpieces” they create, they are fascinated by their works of art and the process of creating them. Because of that, they won’t throw anything. But we should know better.