Re:Ask YC: Fewer lines of clever code or more lines of clear...
by mechanical_fish on Monday June 23, 2008 @12:05AM
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Yes, but beware: Additional smartness does not always stick.
And smartness can be highly conditional. Clever code is often written by calm and well-rested people, but its showstopping bugs are often fixed at 3am by panicked people who are losing thousands of dollars per second.
And smartness can be highly conditional. Clever code is often written by calm and well-rested people, but its showstopping bugs are often fixed at 3am by panicked people who are losing thousands of dollars per second.