CLEVER CODE IS PROBABLY THE WORST CODE YOU COULD WRITE

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Although clever code feels impressive to write, it’s often unmaintainable and unreasonable to write in production. Code that is easy to understand and readable is arguably harder to write than clever code. This article provides tips and resources, such as an email about coding style from John Carmack, for getting better at writing clear code, along with an anecdote about the difficulties of writing clear code.