Think back to the last time you looked at an unfamiliar block of code. Did you immediately understand what it was doing? If not, you’re not alone – many software developers, including myself, find it challenging to grasp unfamiliar code quickly…
  • @hex@programming.dev
    1•6 months ago

    You make some great points. Using smaller functions and breaking up your code in readable bits makes a huge difference and you will likely never need comments if you do it right 👍🏻

    • @nous@programming.devEnglish
      4•6 months ago

      Creating functions is IMO not the first thing you should do. Giving variables better names or naming temporaries/intermediate steps is often all you really need to do to make things clearer. Creating smaller functions tends to be my last resort and I would avoid it when I can as splitting the code up can make things harder to understand as you have to jump around more often.

      • @hex@programming.dev
        1•6 months ago

        I hear ya. As always, it’s a balance between having functions that are too long, and many too small functions. Matter of team preferences too.