[davesims]

"Code quality matters when you have a team of people developing and maintaining software over a long period."

And for me, 'a long period' is anything longer than a month, or more specifically, the time period it takes for me to have to change any code I've already written in order to deliver new business value to a customer.

...and just noticed your 'six weeks' estimate. We're on the same page here it seems. :)