To me as well, good readability means not having to read too much. Here is a code example from the front page of the official Python website [python.org]: >

To me as well, good readability means not having to read too much. Here is a code example from the front page of the official Python website [python.org]: >>> numbers = [2, 4, 6, 8] >>> product = 1 >>> for number in numbers: ... product = product * number Compared to the Ruby equivalent, product = [2, 4, 6, 8].inject(:*) this feels like unnecessary bloat that makes it harder to understand what is going on in the larger picture, i.e. the unit of code this is a part of.