There is no absolute standard for "readable" code. I have served in positions where recursion, lambda expressions and short circuit evaluation were considered c

There is no absolute standard for "readable" code. I have served in positions where recursion, lambda expressions and short circuit evaluation were considered clever hacks requiring documentation and got me branded as a troublemaker. Ideally, readability standards would be made an explicit part of team/project policy but it's difficult to define that standard without taking things for granted. Being a smelly jerk is certainly also a problem, but an orthagonal one. Stereotypes are more dangerous than quirky developers. Though they are often found together, don't conflate aptitude with eccentricity or grooming.