> And sure, snowflake >> 22 would be shorter, clearer, and far more efficient, but it wouldn't let you show off all the cool language features you have at your

> And sure, snowflake >> 22 would be shorter, clearer, and far more efficient, but it wouldn't let you show off all the cool language features you have at your disposal, and isn't that what's really important? And there goes the life of a software maintainer down the drain!