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# Idioms
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[Idioms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_idiom) are commonly used
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styles and patterns largely agreed upon by a community. They are guidelines.
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Writing idiomatic code allows other developers to understand what is happening
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because they are familiar with the form that it has.
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The computer understands the machine code that is generated by the compiler.
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The language is therefore mostly beneficial to the developer.
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So, since we have this abstraction layer, why not put it to good use and make
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it simple?
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Remember the [KISS principle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle):
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"Keep It Simple, Stupid". It claims that "most systems work best if they are
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kept simple rather than made complicated; therefore, simplicity should be a key
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goal in design, and unnecessary complexity should be avoided".
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> Code is there for humans, not computers, to understand.
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