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toml_12953 · (This post was last modified: 08-04-2019 05:57 AM by toml_12953.)

(08-03-2019 06:25 PM)Garth Wilson Wrote: I imagine it's understood by most people on this forum.

Programs must not be regarded as code for computers, but as literature for humans.

Reducing size and complexity is the triumph.

Most places I worked use these criteria:

Programs must not be understandable by anyone else. Your job security depends on this.
We get paid by the number of lines of code we generate. Why use ADD YEAR-1 TO YEAR-2 GIVING YEAR-3 when you can create many sub-expressions first?