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#195: David Heinemeier Hansson: The Power of Being Outspoken

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Is There Any Correlation Between Elegant Code and Clean Prose?

There's a high correlation n people who are able, at least in high level programming languages like ruby, to produce elegant, beautiful code. And if you're a clear thinker at this level of abstraction, ah, you tend also to be a clear writer. It's not always true, and it's not true for all domains. The kind of programme that i fell in love with was this high, conseptual level, where it really is a lot more like writing prose. I think it's in that mode that i produce all the code that i'm proud of.

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