I hate to encourage sloppy thinking but sometimes you just have to make
some decisions and start.
Always look for methods that are getting too complicated. If it is more
that 10 lines of code excluding trivial repititions, it is a candidate
for some sort of investigation. After 25 lines of code real code, you
need to have a reason for its continued existence, and after 50 lines of
code you need a note from your mother explaining why you can not break
this down into smaller chunks with some subsidiary classes or helper
methods.
I could be a bit too strict but this will keep your code and class
structure maintainable.
Ron
hank williams wrote:
I sometimes find that every time I read a book on software architecture,
it messes me up and I design worse programs.
This is my fundamental concern with being too attached to the "right"
design pattern.
I suggest you write your program in the way that makes most sense to
*you*.
The goal of design patterns is to write code that *you* can
understand. It
is of course possible that you will come to believe at some point that
you
have made some design or architectural mistake. In fact, consider it a
strong likelihood. I believe one of the most important lessons you can
learn
is to become comfortable refactoring your code. And do it often. Your
will
have a good design not if you make perfect initial decisions, but if
you are
flexible, and when you see that you could do something better, you do it.
Don't be afraid to make a wrong first step. But more importantly, be
fully
prepared to fix a wrong first step.
Regards,
Hank
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