Thanks John, Paul, Gerry and Alexander for an interesting discussion.

Quote Originally Posted by instinctive.de View Post
Xtreme is very fast - and fast code is rarely 'well designed'
I remember coding contests 30 to 35 years ago where people would write fast routines in minimum lines of code. They were very fast but extremely difficult to read and decode.

Not saying this is true of the code in Xtreme, just a nostalgic memory of some fun and friendly competitions.