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Avoid indirection in code for human readability

Link – matthewrocklin.com

Matthew Rocklin reminds us that sometimes you shouldn't extract code.

However, there is also a cost to this behavior. When a new reader encounters this code, they need to jump between many function definitions in many files. This non-linear reading process requires more mental focus than reading linear code.

Read more [matthewrocklin.com]

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