"I've noticed there are two opposing schools of thought on issues of "insane code" like this; on one side there's "use the language to the fullest if it makes s

"I've noticed there are two opposing schools of thought on issues of "insane code" like this; on one side there's "use the language to the fullest if it makes sense to", and on the other is "avoid anything that might be the slightest bit confusing". This is a false dichotomy. How about "use the language to it's fullest, within reason (avoiding things like multiple side effects per source line), but when non-obvious code is written, document it." At least, I'd say that describes my approach.