[xamuel]

I can learn the 15 pages of standardese and it'll apply uniformly to every program. The 20 lines will contain some subtle surprise at the worst possible time.

[jcelerier]

> I can learn the 15 pages of standardese and it'll apply uniformly to every program.

That's assuming the compilers implementors had the same interpretation than you. With code, there is much less room for interpretation.