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From: Simon Wright <simon.j.wright@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: and then... (a curiosity)
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:15:48 +0100
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Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> writes:

> If you try to write code that will be understandable to someone who
> doesn't know the language, you'll end up with an overly verbose mess
> that can hardly be understood by someone who *does* know the language.

A sad but all too common situation!