"Anybody who wants more complex and subtle filesystem interfaces is just
crazy. Not only will they never get used, they'll definitely not be
stable."
I think there is a more universal truism here - that "complex and subtle" are sources of pain, problems and headaches.
I want to write "cool" and "magical" code as much as the next person, but that's the stuff that I look at later WTF because I am no longer in the same state of mind. Clear, simple, straight forward, plain as day are better than anything else.
And if you do have to do something "magical" something "odd" or hard to understand for the love of god please leave notes explaining what, why and how you did what you did. And if you are replacing a "clean" and "readable" version leave it there commented out. Sure it is "in the repo" but almost no one ever looks and you are just making it harder for me to figure out the original intent of whatever was there.
I think there is a more universal truism here - that "complex and subtle" are sources of pain, problems and headaches.
I want to write "cool" and "magical" code as much as the next person, but that's the stuff that I look at later WTF because I am no longer in the same state of mind. Clear, simple, straight forward, plain as day are better than anything else.
And if you do have to do something "magical" something "odd" or hard to understand for the love of god please leave notes explaining what, why and how you did what you did. And if you are replacing a "clean" and "readable" version leave it there commented out. Sure it is "in the repo" but almost no one ever looks and you are just making it harder for me to figure out the original intent of whatever was there.