I totally agree that code should be written to be read. It certainly wouldn't hurt if people simply used a more literate programming style no matter what langu

I totally agree that code should be written to be read. It certainly wouldn't hurt if people simply used a more literate programming style no matter what language they choose Far too many people think code as below is acceptable. This is C obviously, but pretty much equal horrors around in every language. This isn't 1994 and the compiler really doesn't care how long your variable names are, plus EatWhite() is pretty damn fast. const int to_pn = base_n ^ label_n; const int from_p = _array[to_pn].check; const int base_p = _array[from_p].base (); const bool flag = _consult (base_n, base_p, _ninfo[from_n].child, _ninfo[from_p].child); uchar child[256]; uchar* const first = &child[0]; uchar* const last = flag ? _set_child (first, base_n, _ninfo[from_n].child, label_n) : _set_child (first, base_p, _ninfo