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https://simpleprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Legible-Code-1.png1280720You often hear about how important it is to write “readable code.” Developers have pretty strong opinions about what makes code more readable. The more senior the developer, the stronger the opinion. But have you ever stopped to think about what really makes code readable?