Re: [Flashcoders] maintainable code

2009-08-18 Thread Keith H

WTF comes from trying to plan for worse case scenarios.
I did not write this. My doppleganger did  :)

var WorstCaseSenario:*=" 0x00 ";
trace(toBoolean(WorstCaseSenario) == false);

function toBoolean(bool:*):Boolean
{
   if (bool == "" || !bool) {
   return false;
   }
   if (bool is Boolean == false) {
   bool=String(bool);
   }
   if (bool is String) {
   bool=String(bool).toLowerCase().replace(/^\s+|\s+$/mig,"");
   if (/\d+|\dx\d+/.test(bool)) {
   if (Number(bool) == 1) {
   return true;
   }
   if (Number(bool) == 0) {
   return false;
   }
   }
   if (bool == "true") {
   return true;
   }
   if (bool == "false") {
   return false;
   }
   return false;
   }
   return bool;
}


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Juan Pablo Califano wrote:

This remainds me of a utility method written by a former coworker at my
previous job, that rightfully belongs in the daily WTF.

public static function mtd_validarVar (variable : Object) :Boolean
{
 if (
  variable == false  ||
  variable == undefined   ||
  variable == ""||
  variable == null
  )
 {
  return false
 }else
 {
  return true
 }
}
Had he checked against 0, at least this method could have been used as a
generic replacement for the obscure and unreadable implicit boolean
coercion...

He also had the chutzpah to put this method in our core library, in a class
conveniently named VarUtils, so the whole team could benefit from it.

To add insult to injury, he had a very personal take on hungarian notation
and code formatting as well. Not to mention he was also in the "tabs should
be 8 spaces here, there and everywhere, and if you and the rest of the world
use 4 spaces, rest asured I will reformat any such piece of crap as soon as
I get a chance to put my hands on it" camp.
Nevertheless, he was a cool guy.

Cheers
Juan Pablo Califano

2009/8/18 Latcho 

  

some great optimalistations can be found here:
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/unmain.html

for ex.

class Truth
 {
 boolean isTrue ( boolean assertion )
{
if ( assertion != false )
   {
   return assertion;
   }
else
   {
   return assertion;
   }
}
 }
...

var doIt:Boolean;

var trutherizer:Truth = new Truth();
if ( trutherizer.isTrue( s.equals( t ) ) )
 {
 doIt = true;
 }
else
 {
 doIt = false;
 }



// hint: all the above accomplishes is:
doIt = (s==t);

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Re: [Flashcoders] maintainable code

2009-08-18 Thread Juan Pablo Califano
This remainds me of a utility method written by a former coworker at my
previous job, that rightfully belongs in the daily WTF.

public static function mtd_validarVar (variable : Object) :Boolean
{
 if (
  variable == false  ||
  variable == undefined   ||
  variable == ""||
  variable == null
  )
 {
  return false
 }else
 {
  return true
 }
}
Had he checked against 0, at least this method could have been used as a
generic replacement for the obscure and unreadable implicit boolean
coercion...

He also had the chutzpah to put this method in our core library, in a class
conveniently named VarUtils, so the whole team could benefit from it.

To add insult to injury, he had a very personal take on hungarian notation
and code formatting as well. Not to mention he was also in the "tabs should
be 8 spaces here, there and everywhere, and if you and the rest of the world
use 4 spaces, rest asured I will reformat any such piece of crap as soon as
I get a chance to put my hands on it" camp.
Nevertheless, he was a cool guy.

Cheers
Juan Pablo Califano

2009/8/18 Latcho 

> some great optimalistations can be found here:
> http://mindprod.com/jgloss/unmain.html
>
> for ex.
>
> class Truth
>  {
>  boolean isTrue ( boolean assertion )
> {
> if ( assertion != false )
>{
>return assertion;
>}
> else
>{
>return assertion;
>}
> }
>  }
> ...
>
> var doIt:Boolean;
>
> var trutherizer:Truth = new Truth();
> if ( trutherizer.isTrue( s.equals( t ) ) )
>  {
>  doIt = true;
>  }
> else
>  {
>  doIt = false;
>  }
>
>
>
> // hint: all the above accomplishes is:
> doIt = (s==t);
>
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[Flashcoders] maintainable code

2009-08-18 Thread Latcho

some great optimalistations can be found here:
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/unmain.html

for ex.

class Truth
  {
  boolean isTrue ( boolean assertion )
 {
 if ( assertion != false )
{
return assertion;
}
 else
{
return assertion;
}
 }
  }
...

var doIt:Boolean;

var trutherizer:Truth = new Truth();
if ( trutherizer.isTrue( s.equals( t ) ) )
  {
  doIt = true;
  }
else
  {
  doIt = false;
  }



// hint: all the above accomplishes is:
doIt = (s==t);

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