On Thu, May 17 2012, Jani Nikula <jani at nikula.org> wrote:
> In short, when you read enough code, having everything explicitly
> stated becomes a burden. It's explicit, but you have to read it all,
> even when there really is no need to.

Not everyone who reads the code is an expert.  I think it's important
for the code to be clear to everyone.  Experts can more easily gloss
over the trivial parts than novices can divine things that are hidden.

jamie.
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