We explore what clean code offers and why it might be more within reach than correct code or beautiful code.
The documentation is the map, the code the terrain.
Every line of code represents a decision, maybe two, maybe ten. What were they thinking? Clean code tells.
You know you are working on clean code when each routine you read turns out to be pretty much what you expected. You can call it beautiful code when the code also makes it look like the language was made for the problem.