-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12-02-09 12:35 PM, Robert Collins wrote: >> There are certainly instances where increased modularity will >> increase LoC. When a short function is extracted, and it only >> has a few call sites, a LoC increase is likely, if only from >> additional documentation. As the number of call sites or the >> length of the function increases, the LoC will tend to decrease. > > An interesting question (without a satisfactory answer I think) is > then whether the modularity is worth it. It can be tough :) > > That said, I would tend to go for extracted functions even with > only 2 call sites, most of the time.
Me too, but it's certainly possible to be fooled about the parameters of a solution with only two instances of a problem. With a third instance, I feel very comfortable that a solution is generalized in a useful way. Aaron -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk80Br4ACgkQ0F+nu1YWqI3itQCcDQOudjVpXslBFlOKxqc8913N GlwAnAypimWsuW6EDOppW4Pye7fzStE6 =8/70 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev Post to : launchpad-dev@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
