[llimllib]

> So yes, there is an additional burden in understanding my versions of the code. But that burden amortizes very nicely over a lifetime of getting the advantages of having all that plumbing just there when you need it.

I definitely didn't argue this point (although I admit to skepticism).

It sounds like you're actually aware that it's easier to read the redundant code when you are not an expert, so we don't have any disagreement there.

[chowells]

> It sounds like you're actually aware that it's easier to read the redundant code when you are not an expert, so we don't have any disagreement there.

Actually, there is minor disagreement. I don't think I used anything requiring expert-level understanding. I would put the tools I used at the level of day-to-day proficiency, not expert level. Roughly, the level it took me 3 months to reach, not the level I'm still working towards after 10 years.