Comments on: Personal victories http://edendevelopment.co.uk/blogs/company/2008/11/21/personal-victories/ Eden Development Company Blog Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Aimee http://edendevelopment.co.uk/blogs/company/2008/11/21/personal-victories/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Aimee Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:31:54 +0000 http://www.edendevelopment.co.uk/blog/?p=48#comment-19 Yes, there is still a case for 'clarity over cleverness'. You could write an amazing one-liner that's really fast and impressive, but nobody can understand actually what it does. I must remain vigilant not to fall into that trap. Another potential trap of refactoring is what i call the 'treasure trail'. You break everything down into tiny little functions which call other functions, often in different files. It can be quite a hunt to find the piece of code you're looking for. Yes, there is still a case for ‘clarity over cleverness’. You could write an amazing one-liner that’s really fast and impressive, but nobody can understand actually what it does. I must remain vigilant not to fall into that trap.

Another potential trap of refactoring is what i call the ‘treasure trail’. You break everything down into tiny little functions which call other functions, often in different files. It can be quite a hunt to find the piece of code you’re looking for.

]]> By: Richard http://edendevelopment.co.uk/blogs/company/2008/11/21/personal-victories/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Richard Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:45:37 +0000 http://www.edendevelopment.co.uk/blog/?p=48#comment-17 Thats the really cool thing that I have learnt from Ruby. If the code looks messy or there is a lot of repetition then there is usually a much shorter way of writing it. However I do find that sometimes cutting it down a lot can sometimes make its purpose or function less obvious (not in this case), or is that just me? Thats the really cool thing that I have learnt from Ruby. If the code looks messy or there is a lot of repetition then there is usually a much shorter way of writing it. However I do find that sometimes cutting it down a lot can sometimes make its purpose or function less obvious (not in this case), or is that just me?

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