I disagree. While one can argue pointlessly over which code is the cleanest, it's very obvious when the code has a complete absence of it. I think of some 3000

I disagree. While one can argue pointlessly over which code is the cleanest, it's very obvious when the code has a complete absence of it. I think of some 3000 line classes that I have met and done battle with. The sibling comment that talks about "how quickly they can understand and use your code, and whether they can make changes without worrying about breaking things" is on the right track.