And it is simple. I haven't written C since college and it's mostly very readable, really great for exploration. In many ways, I agree that should be kept. But

And it is simple. I haven't written C since college and it's mostly very readable, really great for exploration. In many ways, I agree that should be kept. But memoizing lookups can be a single branch at the top of a few functions. We should strive to have our cake and eat it too, not simply declare we shouldn't bother.