1. Introduction: The Unreadable Code Problem You receive a code file from a colleague—JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS, SQL. It is compressed, minified, or formatted inconsistently. Every line is a tangled mess. You cannot understand the logic or structure. Finding a bug feels impossible. You download a code snippet from an online tutorial. It is formatted in a style that clashes with your project's standards. Indentation is all over the place. Quotes are inconsistent. Semicolons are random. The code works, but it looks messy mixed with your other code. You inherit a large codebase written by multiple developers over years. Everyone formatted code differently. Some used 2 spaces for indentation, others used 4. Tabs are mixed with spaces. Brackets are positioned randomly. The codebase is a chaotic mix of styles, making reviews and maintenance a nightmare. You are studying legacy code or decompiled code. It has no formatting at all—just raw text compressed into single lines. Understandi...