Well, that's the thing. Simple code is hard to write. It's easy to end up with a convoluted mess, because often the first version is just the programmer impleme

Well, that's the thing. Simple code is hard to write. It's easy to end up with a convoluted mess, because often the first version is just the programmer implementing their thought process as they think through the problem. It's rare that people get the chance to go back and fix up the code once they have a better understanding of the problem.