Emile van Sebille <[email protected]> writes:
> Code is first and foremost written to be executed.
−1 QotW. I disagree, and have a counter-aphorism:
“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for
machines to execute.”
—Abelson & Sussman, _Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs_
Yes, the primary *function* of the code you write is for it to
eventually execute. But the primary *audience* of the text you type into
your buffer is not the computer, but the humans who will read it. That's
what must be foremost in your mind while writing that text.
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