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Discussion on: Simple ways to improve code readability

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Theofanis Despoudis •

I think sometimes, a change of paradigm can make things more obvious. For example in Clojure

(def ids [1 2 3 4 5])
(defn retrieve [id]
  (when (contains? ids id) 
     (retrieveItemById id)))

It is quite readable as the vocabulary of functions are more relevant.

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briwa •

Haven't tried Clojure but boy that is a whole new level of readability. Thanks for the tips. I agree, this article is merely baby steps to something bigger like switching to Clojure.