Two Pieces of Code, Same Answer — Which One Should You Write?

Introduction

This is my first post. It has been one year since I became an engineer with no prior experience.

Now, once you become an engineer and start learning programming, there is a phrase you will hear at least once:

"Shorter (simpler) code is better."

Is that true? The other day, I put my own code next to a model-answer-style solution, and I ended up doubting this phrase.