I don't think the point was that everyone was supposed to be able to understand every detail of the code. I think he was showing that by using a bunch of macro

I don't think the point was that everyone was supposed to be able to understand every detail of the code. I think he was showing that by using a bunch of macros, he could add a new command to the web server that would create a new type of page with a very small amount of code. How would the code look to create the top color page if it was written in another language? Less code = faster development, easier maintenance, fewer bugs