Making code shorter often also makes it more correct. Part of what you're doing when you boil code down is eliminating conflicting assumptions. I've seen this happen often enough that I'm now suspicious of the correctness of any code that seems unnecessarily long.
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You've got a good series of thoughts on this topic. First, thank you - they've honestly improved my programming. Second, seems like maybe a mini-essay forming here? https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1107333485985853440 … https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1068483193605681152 …https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1056858408039735297 …
