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by collint 4438 days ago
Code is easy to read if you understand the domain.

Code is nearly impossible to read if you don't understand the domain.

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Yup. This is really all that needs to be said. We need tools that can help bridge this gap. Good code visualization could help here. I'm surprised there's such little activity in this area.
My CS teacher has a similar saying: "Easy is what you know"