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Writing "unreadable code" is easy, just as too easy to make your room a mess.

Writing "readable code" is so damm hard.

Readable code leads to maintainable code, which reduces tech debts.

Alright, many engineers just knows how to fix the bug and call it a day. It's a disaster thinking.



I have heard of this magical beast "readable code" but have not yet encountered it in the wild.


Examples have been discussed here [0] before.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4331688




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