[deanCommie]

Google hires the smartest software engineers in the world.

The problem with the SMARTEST software engineers is they are incapable of distinguishing between good and bad code. They're fantastic at writing EFFICIENT code, certainly, but not code that is comprehensible by others - all code is equally comprehensible.

Am I trolling? Slightly. I am exaggerating a little bit. Obviously all engineers care about readability/maintainability to a degree. But I definitely have noted a correlation during my career between super intelligent engineers and an over-emphasis on succinctness over readability. And when provided code review feedback, they are genuinely confused "why would your version be be better? Mine is perfectly understandable"