I don't really agree with this... for one, legalese is actually very specific for the domain with which it is written (and that specificity is part of why it is

I don't really agree with this... for one, legalese is actually very specific for the domain with which it is written (and that specificity is part of why it is so hard to read); and for another, the code in front of you might be explicit and "reliable", but can you say the same about the functions and libraries that it calls?