
The Benefits of Writing Code That Only You Understand
Let me start with a confession that might ruffle some feathers: I actually enjoy writing code that looks like it was written by a caffeinated alien having a bad day. Before you grab your pitchforks and start chanting “clean code mantras,” hear me out. There’s a time and place for beautiful, self-documenting code that reads like poetry. But there’s also a time when you want your code to be as readable as ancient hieroglyphs to anyone who isn’t you....