> The golden rule in making understandable code is making it as short as possible. If that were the case people wouldn't even bother with assembler mnemonics,

> The golden rule in making understandable code is making it as short as possible. If that were the case people wouldn't even bother with assembler mnemonics, comments and white spacing. People would write their Javascript / CSS minified from the outset and code golfing would be a best practice rather than a niche activity that some developers do for fun. I do actually get the point you're trying to make in your post and you do raise some valid points but that sentence is massively overreaching and thus works against you.