| title | code for readability | |||
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| date | 2016-04-14 | |||
| captured | 2016-04-14T10:05:33Z | |||
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| source | GitHub issue #207 | |||
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| status | refined |
A famous quote from John F. Woods in a comp.lang.c++ Usenet post that captures the essence of why code readability matters.
Source: comp.lang.c++ post
"Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live. Code for readability."
The point is simple: code is read far more often than it is written. Optimizing for the reader, not the writer, is the right default.