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Or, in other words,

(ROOT (SINV (VP (VBG Writing) (NP (JJ Good) (NNP Code))) (VP (VBZ Is)) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN Lot)) (PP (IN Like) (S (VP (VBG Writing) (NP (NN Prose))))))))

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I hate when I read other people's code that has scores of characters on the same line. My code is less prose and more poetry. I treat each line as its own idea.

I much prefer the poem analogy. My favourite code almost appears to dance around in my mind.

My attempt at parediting original example into poetry:

  (ROOT
   (SINV (VP (VBG Writing)
             (NP (JJ Good) (NNP Code)))
         (VP (VBZ Is))
         (NP (NP (DT a) (NN Lot)) (PP (IN Like)
                                      (S (VP (VBG Writing) (NP (NN Prose))))))))

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