"James Reynolds" <eire1...@gmail.com> wrote
I'll look into your suggestion regarding comprehension (i'm not sure
what
that means in a programing sense, but I'm sure I'll find out!)
Its the English meaning of the word.
Studies have shown that the layout of code (indentation,
placement of braces etc) have a big effect on how well
readers understand code. Keeping blocks of code at a
single level is one of the big plus points.
So code that looks like
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
X
XXXXXXXX
X
is less well understood by readers than the same code
that looks like
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
X
XXXXXXXX
X
Or
XXXXXXXXXXXX X
XXXXXXXX
X
Its all to do with the number of levels of complexity
perceived by the eye/brain.
--
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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