I really liked this, because it resonates with my approach. I think I first realized the basics of this some time in college. As a teenager around '96 I discov

I really liked this, because it resonates with my approach. I think I first realized the basics of this some time in college. As a teenager around '96 I discovered IRC, and hung around chatrooms being, well, a teenager. I discovered smileys, & how 2 use abbrevs to pack more in < chars. Also 1337speek... Only a few years later did I realize that what was more impressive was being able to (just as quickly) form clear complete sentences. Also related, Pascal's comment in a quickly-written letter to a friend: "I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time." Also related, Kernighan's quote on debugging: "Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you're as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it?" Ultimately, I must admit that I still try to show off in my work and presentation, but I have learned that a work that is beautiful by its simplicity and humility has way more staying power than a complicated and sophisticated one ;)