If you think small code/functions are the just the result of "short term decision", that is wrong. Small and short doesn't imply ill-developed, short-sighted nor a lack of whole picture.
Small and well-thought code often contains an abstraction. And compiling such an abstract-level code takes even shorter time, still do some syntax check and (optionally) checks types. If you fix the abstract layer then you proceed to the details.
"Close your eyes and visualize the program"? Why not just draw the image as an abstract program on the screen? You know, Hackers and Painters is a real thing. Good abstract code describes itself on the screen, you don't have to imagine the behavior in your head. Code is much better than your volatile image in the head that may go away if you go to sleep.
If you think small code/functions are the just the result of "short term decision", that is wrong. Small and short doesn't imply ill-developed, short-sighted nor a lack of whole picture.
Small and well-thought code often contains an abstraction. And compiling such an abstract-level code takes even shorter time, still do some syntax check and (optionally) checks types. If you fix the abstract layer then you proceed to the details.
"Close your eyes and visualize the program"? Why not just draw the image as an abstract program on the screen? You know, Hackers and Painters is a real thing. Good abstract code describes itself on the screen, you don't have to imagine the behavior in your head. Code is much better than your volatile image in the head that may go away if you go to sleep.