2
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2answers
210 views

Avoiding boilerplate in PHP classes

I am working on a PHP code and as it grows getting more and more tired of repeating the same standard pattern again and again and again: class BolerPlate { protected $property1; protected ...
68
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25answers
5k views

Is fewer lines of code always better?

Which of these programming styles is better? var result = methodOne(methodTwo(a, methodThree(b)), c, d); or var result3 = methodThree(b); var result2 = methodTwo(a, result3); var result = ...
8
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5answers
573 views

Which is more maintainable — boolean assignment via if/else or boolean expression?

Which would be considered more maintainable? if (a == b) c = true; else c = false; or c = (a == b); I've tried looking in Code Complete, but can't find an answer. I think the first is more ...
3
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4answers
481 views

Reusable VS clean code - where's the balance?

Let's say I have a data model for a blog posts and have two use-cases of that model - getting all blogposts and getting only blogposts which were written by specific author. There are basically two ...
87
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12answers
29k views

Why is Clean Code suggesting avoiding protected variables?

Clean Code suggests avoiding protected variables in the "Vertical Distance" section of the "Formatting" chapter: Concepts that are closely related should be kept vertically close to each other. ...
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9answers
2k views

How clean should new code be? [duplicate]

I'm the lead designer in our team, which means I'm responsible for the quality of the code; functionality, maintainability and readability. How clean should I require my team members' code to be if ...
12
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4answers
1k views

Good use of try catch-blocks?

I always find myself wrestling with this... trying to find the right balance between try/catching and the code not becoming this obscene mess of tabs, brackets, and exceptions being thrown back up ...
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6answers
274 views

Is code maintenance typically a special project, or is it considered part of daily work?

Earlier, I asked to find out which tools are commonly used to monitor methods and code bases, to find out whether the methods have been getting too long. Most of the responses there suggested that, ...
25
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6answers
694 views

What payoffs have you seen from taking care of technical debt?

This article on technical debt has some good points, including: Working on the "technical matters" works best when it is driven by stories. The code base is probably in need of work everywhere, ...