ABSTRACT
T of this style is brevity. The goal is to implementthe program’s functionality in as few lines of code as possible. This is usually achieved by using advanced features of the programming language and its libraries. When brevity is the only goal, it is not unusual for this style to result in lines of code that are very long, with instruction sequences that are hard to understand. Often, too, textual brevity may result in programs that perform poorly or that have bugs, some of which only manifesting themselves when the code is used in larger or different contexts. Brevity, however, when used appropriately, may result in programs that are quite elegant and easy to read because they are small.
