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comment by rob05c
rob05c  ·  3461 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Kernighan's lever

That's essentially my conclusion, as well. I think it's important to ask the question though, lest we write inscrutable cleverness unnecessarily.

I've also come to the conclusion that almost the only valid reasons are performance (where it's actually necessary; it usually isn't), and duplicate code.