[Branch ~go-bot/juju-core/trunk] Rev 1666
Tim Penhey
tim.penhey at canonical.com
Mon Aug 19 22:02:31 UTC 2013
On 20/08/13 09:49, Nate Finch wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Tim Penhey <tim.penhey at canonical.com> wrote:
>>
>> Code should be written to be read by *humans*, not compilers.
>>
>> Code will be read so much more than it will be written, and often by
>> people who aren't as familiar with the details or intricacies.
>> Meaningful variable names are a key component of good readable code.
>
> +1000
>
> How ever we get there, this is what we should be shooting for.
I am pleased you agree with this.
I worked with a guy once when first out of university who said:
Code is hard to write, so it should be hard to read
He wrote kinda obfuscated code that was hard to read. I hope he grew up.
Tim
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