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> And the pieces do have to be simpler, for the effort to make sense; otherwise the reader of the code is left contemplating not just a horrible mess, but a hor
by platz 11y ago
> And the pieces do have to be simpler, for the effort to make sense; otherwise the reader of the code is left contemplating not just a horrible mess, but a horrible mess that has metastasized.
This is called "Bulldozer Code"
- Gibbon1 11y agoCongratulations for reading the article and exacting content. I think the meta observation is there are rules imposed on students to prevent them from developing bad habits. But these aren't hard rules in practice. Same applies to code slopping.
- platz 11y agoI find your tone unnecessarily arrogant and passive-aggressive. The point was (which the author made) that simply shortening sentences doesn't necessarily fix a problem with complexity, just like breaking up code without solving the complexity issues also doesn't necessarily fix the problem. Congratulations for being a supercilious jerk.