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> I strongly disagree with: "Simple, obvious code is easier to write, easier to get to work .." I get your point, as well as the author's point. Complex code
by ZaoLahma 3y ago
> I strongly disagree with: "Simple, obvious code is easier to write, easier to get to work .."
I get your point, as well as the author's point.
Complex code is difficult to write, and unless you really pay attention, likely to be wrong.
Simple code is easier to write, easier to verify and more likely to be correct, but it's very hard to learn how to express your solution to a complex problem in simple terms.
- mianos 3y agoMaybe I should have said, "simple code is hard to write and complex code is easy to get wrong". As an aside, I'm not going to post an AI generated essay, but pasting that quote into the new Claude gives an essay well worth reading if anyone cares.
- kolleykibber 3y agoEverything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler