You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. In most engineering circles, clean, elegant code is the gold standard, but Block's chief technology ...

In most engineering circles, clean, elegant code is the gold standard, but Block's chief technology officer said that's overrated. Dhanji Prasanna, the fintech company's technology lead, said on an ...

Speaking on Lenny's Podcast on Sunday, Prasanna said that too many engineers equate technical perfection with business success. "A lot of engineers think that code quality is important to building a ...

Dhanji Prasanna is the Chief Technical Officer of fintech company Block, which runs Cash App and Afterpay. On a podcast, Prasanna said that engineers should focus on purpose over perfect code. Block ...