Be nice to 'future you' - if in 6 months you open up the code and can't figure out whats going on right away, you've done something wrong. Just because you unde

Be nice to 'future you' - if in 6 months you open up the code and can't figure out whats going on right away, you've done something wrong. Just because you understand everything now, you won't when it comes time to refactor down the road. Make sure that you don't screw future you over by trying to be cute, take shortcuts, or rush something.