[Jtsummers]

> To me the answer is: you don't write comprehensible code in order to better communicate with your fellow programmers, you write comprehensible code because you write the simplest possible code.

This is covered in the essay.

> It would appear all good programmers attempt to do this, whether they recognize it or not.

By writing the simplest code possible you are working on communicating with other programmers (including your future self).

[wtetzner]

> By writing the simplest code possible you are working on communicating with other programmers (including your future self).

Yes, the computer really doesn't care if your code is simple.