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Readability is important.

Maintainability (and by corollary readability) is PARAMOUNT.

Post mentioned most programming is string manipulation. Well even more code must be maintained. It is the #2 tool feature / programmer skill. (#1 is being able to get shit done and thus create something needing maintenance).




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