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Re:Linear code is more readable by ahtihn on Friday September 15, 2023 @02:08AM (#37519115)
Source code isn't written to be executed by computers, it's written to be read by other humans.

Source code tends to be very far removed from how computers execute anything, so I wouldn't use that as a justification for any sort of code style.

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Re:Linear code is more readable by amoss on Friday September 15, 2023 @03:08AM (#37519563)
> Source code isn't written to be executed by computers, it's written to be read by other humans.

It is pronounced "documentation".

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