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Writing 2014-05-14
Friday, June 27th, 2014Writing 2014-05-13
Friday, June 27th, 2014PBP: 017 Non-Terminal Expressions
Thursday, June 26th, 2014This 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
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2014Writing 2014-05-10
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014Writing 2014-05-09
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014Writing 2014-05-08
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014PBP: 016 Breaking Long Lines
Monday, June 23rd, 2014This 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.