Clear is better than clever [pdf]

Re:Clear is better than clever [pdf] by pier25 on Monday May 06, 2019 @11:23AM (#19840232)

> It's not about the line count, it's about expressing the main idea clearly and succinctly

I disagree. I find no clarity in using nested ternaries, but I understand it's a matter of opinion.

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Re:Clear is better than clever [pdf] by michaelcampbell on Monday May 06, 2019 @01:12PM (#19841504)

I find German inscrutable, and yet Germans don't. Everything's hard to read until you learn to read it.

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Re:Clear is better than clever [pdf] by rishav_sharan on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @07:21AM (#19848384)

Or don't learn German but continue speaking in English which is inherently same as German in functionality but at least you and people around you can understand each other.

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