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    The other thing to cover is the use of lookup tables rather than switches. Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 16:12
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    I added a section, "Alternatives", that hopefully addresses this. Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 16:36
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    I don't think you addressed it; presumably @SteveBarnes meant to replace the switch statement with data, e.g. a map converting compass direction to compass points: points['N'] = 0; points['NNNE'] = 1; ... Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 21:48
  • Exactly @kevincline Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 21:56
  • That's a great response, but I don't think it answers the question. The switch statement was meant as an example. I am talking about ways to measure complexity for humans. In particular I wonder whether there is a way to in a measure include the fact that two functions are really just length-extensions. In an extreme case just a return someFunc(scopevariables...). Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 23:23