Maybe there are domains/languages/paradigms where using the smallest possible number of lines to achieve a given compiled instruction set really makes things mo

Maybe there are domains/languages/paradigms where using the smallest possible number of lines to achieve a given compiled instruction set really makes things more efficient, but to me it sounds more like code golf. Using 1 very terse line to accomplish the same thing that 3 readable lines can accomplish should require the same exact amount of maintenance but would be much harder to read and modify.