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by CaptainNegative 1231 days ago
> Python with it’s magic functions, shortcuts is just hiding too much complexity

One counterpoint would be that verbosity, especially in the heavy syntax style of languages such as C++, distracts the reader and helps bugs hide in plain sight. For a silly example, imagine trying to read and verify the correctness of an academic paper from its uncompiled LaTeX source.