It takes discipline, and a certain approach, but it's actually achievable - I've done it, and taught many others to do it. Usually takes six months to a year of

It takes discipline, and a certain approach, but it's actually achievable - I've done it, and taught many others to do it. Usually takes six months to a year of regular coaching to train it for most experienced developers. This is in C# and Python, but it's generalisable to most high level languages. Harder with lower level languages because of the higher noise to signal ratio. I've been able to take function I wrote and work through them with non technical stakeholders, successfully, for them to verify the behaviour matches their understanding of the business logic. I only did that occasionally, the major value is more in the ease of understanding for the developers. The key is the code must read quite similar to English, and be written in an expressive style conveying intent.