The code that can be named
is not the eternal code.
The function that can be defined
is not the limitless function.
可名之代码,
非恒常之代码。
可定义之函数,
非无限之函数。
When we recognize code as elegant,
other code becomes sloppy.
When we praise efficiency,
the notion of waste is born.
Being and non-being create each other.
Simple and complex define each other.
Long and short determine each other.
High and low distinguish each other.
Front-end and back-end follow each other.
天下皆知代码之美,
斯恶已。
皆知效率之善,
斯不善已。
有无相生,
简繁相成,
长短相形,
高下相倾,
前后端相随。