Re:Making the move from Scala to Go
by true_religion on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @11:57PM
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It's a judgment call where small functiosn are more readable than cohesive code.
If the 'idea' of the code isn't easily broken down into abstractions, even mentally speaking, then small functions will just obscure what's actually going on by pointing out all the implementation details that are wound together.
Re:Making the move from Scala to Go
by Daishiman on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:29PM
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I think the point is that there's a wide range of styles that are readable, but the condition for readability is also related to the skills of the coder to clarify. And that range is ample but also finite.
If the 'idea' of the code isn't easily broken down into abstractions, even mentally speaking, then small functions will just obscure what's actually going on by pointing out all the implementation details that are wound together.