I like the 3-word simplicity of the OP's conclusion. In practice, however, what developers decide is "Simple", "Elegant" or "Succinct" (the noun of brevity, wh

I like the 3-word simplicity of the OP's conclusion. In practice, however, what developers decide is "Simple", "Elegant" or "Succinct" (the noun of brevity, which escapes me here), doesn't always overlap. In fact, with the non-10x crowd, those three concepts are unfortunately non-existent. It seems to me that coding standards have existed for the non-10x developer to stay in line with a hard-and-fast set of clunky rules to keep them from coloring too far outside the lines. The older I get, the less I enjoy coding standards outside of the three he points out. I just wish they'd work for everyone.