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Writing 2014-05-14

Friday, June 27th, 2014

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Writing 2014-05-13

Friday, June 27th, 2014

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PBP: 017 Non-Terminal Expressions

Thursday, June 26th, 2014

This Best Practice is one that I’ve seen people argue horribly about, and I don’t get it.  The suggestion is to avoid doing a big calculation, with sequences of complex operations, in the middle of  a statement.  Take that complexity, stick it in a variable, and use the variable. (more…)

Writing 2014-05-12

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

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Writing 2014-05-11

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

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Writing 2014-05-10

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

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Writing 2014-05-09

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

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Writing 2014-05-08

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

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PBP: 016 Breaking Long Lines

Monday, June 23rd, 2014

This Practice is about how to break long lines of code.  It suggests breaking them before an operator, so the operator serves as a visual cue on the left, where you’re likely to be reading, that this line is continued from last time.

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Writing 2014-05-07

Sunday, June 22nd, 2014

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