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Is it okay to not completely understand code functionality? [duplicate]
As I am currently struggling with learning WCF for a project at work, for the past several days I have been looking at online tutorials and examples on the best way to make a WCF client; and today, ...
4
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4answers
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Using a function's return value as an if condition, good practice?
Do you think it is a good practice to use function return values as if conditions? I'm coding in PHP atm but it holds for many other languages.
if(isTheConditionMet($maybeSomeParams))
{
}
or
$res ...
0
votes
1answer
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How can I organize my data flow to process a good program solution? [duplicate]
My main problem when trying to form a program is that while I have the tools at my disposal, I am too disorganized to properly use them to solve my problems. Often my process is simply trial and ...
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votes
1answer
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What are the most crucial categories of content to organize into an internal developer portal in a large company? [closed]
I have been tasked with organizing all of the company's internal content currently spread around sharepoint, a markdown reference manual and confluence into a single cohesive and usable portal in ...
3
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3answers
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articles in variable names and hard-coding strings
re-edited by author: no this is not 2 questions. This is one question about code review questions containing two separate points. Please do not edit my question.
For naming variables, the two sides ...
0
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1answer
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Writing contextually related control statements next to each other [duplicate]
Recently I've been messing around with this. Note that I'm not using LINQ because while this could be easily be done that way, I could do this in any language.
Allow me to exemplify:
foreach ( var i ...
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7answers
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Making Simple IF Statements Shorter
If we assume we have this little snippet of code:
string str = "checked";
bool test1;
if (str == "checked")
{
test1 = true;
}
else
{
test1 = false;
}
Is it bad practice to change a simple ...
2
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4answers
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Creating a coding standards document
I work in a control systems company, where the primary work is SCADA and PLC, along with other control systems stuff.
Softwre development is not really something the company does, apart from little ...
5
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8answers
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Why is (position < size) such a prevalent pattern in conditionals?
In a condition statement (IF) everyone use (position < size), but why? Only convention or there is a good reason for that?
Example:
if (pos < array.lengh) {
// do some with array[pos];
}
...
8
votes
3answers
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When comparing a combination of String literals, is it convention to call .equals() on the literal? [closed]
There are benefits to each, and I understand the differences - but what is considered best / standard practice? Why?
"myString".equals(myStringVar)
Avoids a potential NPE and does not require a ...
71
votes
10answers
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Why do most of us use 'i' as a loop counter variable?
Has anyone thought about why so many of us repeat this same pattern using the same variable names?
for (int i = 0; i < foo; i++) {
// ...
}
It seems most code I've ever looked at uses i, j, ...
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votes
18answers
8k views
Can a function be too short?
Whenever I find myself writing the same logic more than once, I usually stick it in a function so there is only one place in my application I have to maintain that logic. A side effect is that I ...
12
votes
5answers
602 views
Can there be too much uniformity in coding standards?
Is there such a thing as too much uniformity? Where I work we of course have standards including naming conventions, architectures, frameworks to leverage etc. However lately there has been a lot of ...
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18answers
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What should be the maximum length of a function? [closed]
What should be the maximum length of a function?
And are there cases which are an exception to this?
38
votes
6answers
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Method vs Function vs Procedure
Simple question, but I often hear these three terms defined with such ferocity, but which have been known to me to mean different things over the years.
What are the "correct" definitions of ...
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12answers
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Maintainability of Boolean logic - Is nesting if statements needed?
Which of these is better for maintainability?
if (byteArrayVariable != null)
if (byteArrayVariable .Length != 0)
//Do something with byteArrayVariable
OR
if ((byteArrayVariable != ...
