Microspeak: cool code
robust In a vaguely Rubens-esque sense, a program or piece of code that's fully fleshed-out, strong, brimming with health so that bugs can't survive. Increasingly applied to more nebulous, theoretical concepts (ideas, plans, specs, etc.). crisp Well-reasoned, precisely reasoned. Opposite of random. buttoned down Compliment, meaning tightly reasoned, clear, concise, etc. Not often heard of late. © Ken Barnes	Code is the raison d'être of geekdom, the yardstick by which a person's smartness can be judged, the daily challenge of 'code warriors'. And if your thinking is not crisp and buttoned down, cool code is likely to elude your endeavours.

Microspeak: cool code

robust: In a vaguely Rubens-esque sense, a program or piece of code that's fully fleshed-out, strong, brimming with health so that bugs can't survive. Increasingly applied to more nebulous, theoretical concepts (ideas, plans, specs, etc.).
crisp: Well-reasoned, precisely reasoned. Opposite of random.
buttoned down: Compliment, meaning tightly reasoned, clear, concise, etc. Not often heard of late.

Code is the raison d'être of geekdom, the yardstick by which a person's smartness can be judged, the daily challenge of 'code warriors'. And if your thinking is not crisp and buttoned down, cool code is likely to elude your endeavours.

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