The smart nerd will know precisely how to decode that line's results.
The wise nerd will not allow lines like it in their codebase, in the first place and, having seen one, will refactor it (probably involving more lines or parentheses) to make it more clear and easier to maintain.
The latter approach scales better, in long run.
This is true. What's also true, is that if that smart name works in cybersec, they'll feel right at home :)
(this is related to my other comment here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48140821)