It's the same, except when it is different. As a single example, it is often useful to repeat a point when writing to hammer it home. Doing this in code just

It's the same, except when it is different. As a single example, it is often useful to repeat a point when writing to hammer it home. Doing this in code just creates maintainability issues. I know this wasn't the core of Jeff's point. I think his point can be more clearly stated: It is important to be clear first and terse second when writing and coding.