Hiding the actual logic in extra boilerplate doesn't make it easier to read. The lines of code in the example save reader's time as they focus attention on the

Hiding the actual logic in extra boilerplate doesn't make it easier to read. The lines of code in the example save reader's time as they focus attention on the actual business logic. Yes, this assumes that operator overloading follows some convention, but you need to follow conventions regardless to make readable code.