Kent Beck, a software engineer famous enough to have his own Wikipedia page, is quoted as saying, โMake it work, make it right, make it fast.โ A quick web search will show you several pages discussing this quote, some in great detail.
So, Iโll write another, and hopefully, Iโll provide two things to build on the existing literature. First, Iโd like to put this concept in front of some programmers that might not have heard it, or if they have, havenโt taken it to heart.
Second, Iโll provide my own philosophy on the subject. Maybe it will different enough that youโll get something new from it. I do have a slightly different take on it. Although I donโt want anyone to change the quote, maybe we can instead think of it as, โSolve the problem, make it maintainable, and make it perform.โ