That's not even true in Perl. However "less conceptually complex code is often easier to reason about' is absolutely true and it takes most people a fair amoun

That's not even true in Perl. However "less conceptually complex code is often easier to reason about' is absolutely true and it takes most people a fair amount of practice (and at least if you're me, a lot of wondering why your foot suddenly has a hole in it) to properly appreciate the difference between "less conceptually complex" and "less".