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aidenn0 on Jan 27, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Comparing JavaScript, CoffeeScript & ClojureScript

Brevity is not orthogonal to clarity; it is clear that overly verbose code is not as readable, just because e.g. it doesn't fit on your screen (or in your head) all at once.

vannevar on Jan 27, 2012 [–]

I'd concede that. But it's still possible to have brief code that is less clear than verbose code.

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