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Discussion on: Should code be like poetry?

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Shi Ling • Edited

Mm, yes I like the bridge analogy better in expressing how writing software is a artform. I think it takes a lot of skill to masterfully write code to perform complex tasks that is coherent and understood quickly.

I saw this quote today that's really sums it up really well:

Any fool can write code that a computer understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand. - Martin Fowler, Author of Refactoring.

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edA‑qa mort‑ora‑y

Yes, good quote. I use it on the chapter "CLEAN CODE AND REFACTORING" of my upcoming book. :)