That old saw is patently false.

paulryanrogers a day ago | parent | next [-]

Why?

It suggests to me, having encountered it for the first time, that programs must be readable to remain useful. Otherwise they'll be increasingly difficult to execute.

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drivebyhooting a day ago | parent [-]

Maybe difficult to change but they can still serve their purpose.

It’s patently false in that code gets executed much more than it is read by humans.

	▲	jimbokun a day ago \| parent [-]
		Code that can’t be easily modified is all but useless.

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