> Most "clever code" I've seen is called clever by people who are not yet proficient enough in a language to understand it. My interpretation is the opposite.

> Most "clever code" I've seen is called clever by people who are not yet proficient enough in a language to understand it. My interpretation is the opposite. I call code "clever" after I've understood it. I agree its not universal, but in all the cases I've seen it used so far, its been another way to say "This could have been written in a simpler, more readable manner. And it should have been."