code should always be written for other humans. it runs on the machine, but other humans will have to understand it. dogma, in all circumstances, leads to int

code should always be written for other humans. it runs on the machine, but other humans will have to understand it. dogma, in all circumstances, leads to intellectual laziness at best and malpractice as worst. trying to express complicated ideas using simple constructs can result in complicated, verbose and very difficult to understand use of simple constructs. this is why we have complicated constructs, to simplify the expression of complicated ideas.