Re:Want cleaner code? Use the rule of six
by rocqua on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:37AM
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We should reject tools that only help us understand code that we are writing.
Put differently, we should avoid relying on functionality that isn't present in most places where we need to understand code.
Hence, static analysis should be present in many more places than just the IDE. Merge requests, commit diffs, and perhaps code blocks in discussions are prime targets.
I think this might be one case where the CLI is truly limiting us. No opportunity for contexts menus or pop-ups makes presenting the results of static analysis much harder.
Put differently, we should avoid relying on functionality that isn't present in most places where we need to understand code.
Hence, static analysis should be present in many more places than just the IDE. Merge requests, commit diffs, and perhaps code blocks in discussions are prime targets.
I think this might be one case where the CLI is truly limiting us. No opportunity for contexts menus or pop-ups makes presenting the results of static analysis much harder.