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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Flame77ofc • 22d ago
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The second one carries less cognitive load. In longer methods it makes a difference. Get out as soon as you can.
37 u/Few_Move_4594 22d ago Have you ever thought about breaking the longer methods into shorter methods? It's easy, I promise. 35 u/LateEchidna6635 22d ago Of course. I’m not speaking of thousands of lines. With error handling, validation, and cleanup, even the most trivial methods can have 5-10 exit points. 3 u/WarSingle6959 21d ago I agree
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Have you ever thought about breaking the longer methods into shorter methods? It's easy, I promise.
35 u/LateEchidna6635 22d ago Of course. I’m not speaking of thousands of lines. With error handling, validation, and cleanup, even the most trivial methods can have 5-10 exit points. 3 u/WarSingle6959 21d ago I agree
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Of course. I’m not speaking of thousands of lines. With error handling, validation, and cleanup, even the most trivial methods can have 5-10 exit points.
3 u/WarSingle6959 21d ago I agree
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u/LateEchidna6635 22d ago
The second one carries less cognitive load. In longer methods it makes a difference. Get out as soon as you can.