It really all boils down to cognitive load: Can the average dev keep all of the variable states & side effects of the function in your head as they read throug

It really all boils down to cognitive load: Can the average dev keep all of the variable states & side effects of the function in your head as they read through it? Great! Linear may be a good fit. Or does one need to jump up and down in the function to /really/ understand it? Probably time to consider abstracting it.