Re:Functions Should Be Short And Sweet, But Why?
by cheapsteak on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @03:37AM
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I've thought about it as the programming equivalent of writing outlines before starting on an essay. It requires more forethought, but you can recognize early on if a line of thought / solution is a dead end, and also makes restructuring and fixing it much easier
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Re:Functions Should Be Short And Sweet, But Why?
by henrik_w on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @04:05AM
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I often end up factoring out things into common methods in the end. That's when I see what parts are common, something I don't always recognize in the beginning (or even in the middle of it).