guys, guys.
i'll add to it. i've actually been pretty well regarded for my software, won one of the DCs at kvraudio for vst development.
no one else ever has to look at my code. i'm not a professional. i'm an amateur. i do it because i love it. i make free software, because i think it's disgusting that people ask $400 for a cepstral transform and a filter.
i don't work with anyone else, the indy devs of the '00s tended to support each other because we love human beings, but not for dinner.
i chop down trees with a chainsaw for a living, because eg. professional software developers generally despise me. amazing how much difficulty i can be for them because i paid attention in geometry.
but no, a + b is keeping things simple so i can keep track of them. seeing the expression makes the identities visible when you do that.
i can understand why this may challenge your thinking. but no, i'm obviously an inferior. you wouldn't believe how much chainsawing can mess up your ears, but it's nice outside, and it keeps other software developers at a distance.
so remember, someone's always messenger up!