Re:Clear is better than clever [pdf]
by 5trokerac3 on Monday May 06, 2019 @02:14PM
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> I would expect a new hire to be familiar with it, or need time to become familiar with it
Which equals more overhead than is necessary. Elegance over accessibility is always more expensive, no matter the product. In my experience, folks who are obsessed with "perfect" code over readable code introduce the most long-lasting, destructive bugs, because, at best, nobody wants to and, at worst, nobody can decipher their stuff.
Which equals more overhead than is necessary. Elegance over accessibility is always more expensive, no matter the product. In my experience, folks who are obsessed with "perfect" code over readable code introduce the most long-lasting, destructive bugs, because, at best, nobody wants to and, at worst, nobody can decipher their stuff.