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0 pointschris118y ago0 comments

Code should be written for readability, not typing speed.

0 pointschris118y ago0 comments

Code should be written for readability, not typing speed.

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thallium2058y ago· 3 in thread

But if you're in a competitive environment that requires speed, why would you write for readability?

Because you’ll end up debugging the code an hour later when it fails on an edge case?

The really good competitors won't make that sort of mistake...

jack98y ago

Because you probably have to re-read some, if not most, of the code while working through a solution.

victords8y ago· 2 in thread

This is not production quality code that is running on some important business. It's competitive programming.

Speed is the goal here.

gaius8y ago

This is not production quality code that is running on some important business.

Then why is it used in the interview process for the latter?

I don't think code shortening is ever used for interview questions?

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