Code is primarily for communicating between programmers, if it were mostly meant to be executed it would just be object files. Being a great coder means being

Code is primarily for communicating between programmers, if it were mostly meant to be executed it would just be object files. Being a great coder means being adept at reading code however its structured. Reading unclear code is important because it helps you avoid making the same mistakes... it's also an important skill in practice: You will often encounter unclear code and have to understand it. The idea that there is one true good form is a misconception often held by novices. An expert should be able to read and write in a multitude of styles so that they can conform to whatever codebase they're working on and apply the best practices within that context.