What you're describing is often considered to be good code. Maintainability is quite often the most important thing when it comes to coding. Cryptic code, thoug

What you're describing is often considered to be good code. Maintainability is quite often the most important thing when it comes to coding. Cryptic code, though sometimes a tad bit harder to understand, is often preferable when it substantially increases the performance of the application. Short, descriptive comments do the rest of the work for the maintainer.