Re:You Want Modules, Not Microservices
by swsieber on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @11:00AM
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> It's okay to have files with 10,000 lines.
I find there are practical negative consequences to having a 10,000 line file (well, okay; we don't have those at work, we have one 30k line file). It slows both the IDE and git blame/history when doing stuff in that file (w.r.t. I'll look at the history of the code when making some decisions). These might not be a factor depending on your circumstances (e.g. a young company where git blame is less likely to be used or something not IDE driven). But they can actually hurt apart from pure code concerns.
I find there are practical negative consequences to having a 10,000 line file (well, okay; we don't have those at work, we have one 30k line file). It slows both the IDE and git blame/history when doing stuff in that file (w.r.t. I'll look at the history of the code when making some decisions). These might not be a factor depending on your circumstances (e.g. a young company where git blame is less likely to be used or something not IDE driven). But they can actually hurt apart from pure code concerns.