Lots and lots of talk about 'good', very, very little talk about elegant. Not to mention the ridiculous remarks about XOR. I find more often than not that those

Lots and lots of talk about 'good', very, very little talk about elegant. Not to mention the ridiculous remarks about XOR. I find more often than not that those who have never at lest dabbled their hands in assembler tend to miss a number of things that they might otherwise appreciate. Elegance is one of them. Until you code without, it is hard to see how well something is at a higher level. But that is just the rant of someone who has been at this since the 70's :)