This rule is simply wrong. Sure there is code that is needlessly labyrinthine or confusing, but otherwise the far more important rules are - Be concise - Do

This rule is simply wrong. Sure there is code that is needlessly labyrinthine or confusing, but otherwise the far more important rules are - Be concise - Do not repeat yourself - Never be scared of the language. Every feature is a tool that has a right time to use. Code should be simple in these terms, and it takes a fair degree of cleverness to make code simple in these terms