> So that means code gets gold-plated, baroque, byzantine, and needs a novella of comments to explain its magnificence to future developers so that they use it

> So that means code gets gold-plated, baroque, byzantine, and needs a novella of comments to explain its magnificence to future developers so that they use it right. I like the way you phrased that. Anecdotally I find code that is too clever annoying at times, when time is short and the PM Melissa has a bolt action rifle to my head on friday afternoon. I get that code that is too concise is also trying hard to be marvelled as genius-worthy.