Cool it not an antonym of good practice.

..How the programmer *feels* about the code is irrelevant...

Exactly. The "coolness" is irrelevant when determining the quality of the code. Which means "Cool is not an antonym of good practice".


Flexible is not an antonym of well defined.

"This function is ultimately flexible, just like a Turing machine!!! In fact, it emulates a Turing machine!" Which means, means, by definitiion, that it's impact on the problem to be solved is vaguely defined; absolutely nothing has been specified about the behaviour of how the final result will be generated. Running one turing machine inside another is the ultimate in power, flexiblity... and pointlessness.

Besides the fact this is a blatant straw man argument, Turing machines are also well defined. Which means "Flexible is not an antonym of well defined".


Clever is not an antonym of simple.

Clever code requires thought to understand, because it's clever and tricky, and showcases the ego of the programmer. Simple code instead seeks to document the program requires, even as it fulfills them.

I totally agree. "Tricky is an antonym of simple". Don't know why you brought it up as part of "Clever is not an antonym of simple" though.

In reply to Re^4: defining methods on the fly by Anonymous Monk
in thread defining methods on the fly by flogic

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