Clever Code Considered Harmful • Josh W. Comeau

https://www.joshwcomeau.com/career/clever-code-considered-harmful/ · As engineers, it can be really satisfying for us to implement clever, terse solutions to problems, relying on advanced tricks and techniques. As a result, we often write code that is hostile and inaccessible to the junior folks on our team. This article makes the case that we should strive to write simple, accessible code, using the dumb old primitives that everyone knows.