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> I find it's a valuable heuristic simply to try to make your code short (in tokens, of course, not characters). Make it short in characters as well. Fitting
by geocar 9y ago
> I find it's a valuable heuristic simply to try to make your code short (in tokens, of course, not characters).
Make it short in characters as well.
Fitting more code on the screen makes it possible to see common subsequences and methods of abstraction not otherwise possible. It has dramatically improved my programming, and I recommend anyone who can to spend 6-8 months practicing it.
For more on the subject:
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13571159 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13571159
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10872782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10872782
- http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10500700 http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10500700