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I agree with all this! I do quite a bit of teaching, and I stress readability, correctness, and testing over metrics like efficiency and whatnot.
Inefficient code is more often than not hard to read! There is a reason people try to get rid of "pyramid code".
For sure! I was just referencing your mention of big O as a criteria for bad code.
Oh absolutely. We're in total agreement!