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I agree that code is restricted by harder constraints, in that tests need to pass and typos/grammatical errors are disastrous.

But being able to write code that merely runs is the bare mimimum requirement you could put on a programmer. The thing is, the compiler is not your only audience.

>Readers' brains build an imagined world from the hints given by the author.

This is as true when reading code as when reading anything else.



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