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Martin Van Aken
March 04, 2014
Programming
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Code Trails
Talk given at Paris.rb about seeing code as trail signs for future developers.
Martin Van Aken
March 04, 2014
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Transcript
Code Signs Code as a Trail
About.me • Co-founder at 8th color • http://pullreview.com • @martinvanaken
• blog.8thcolor.com (Ruby, Code Reviews) Learning, reading, laughing
Martin: J’ai une idée de petit talk, intéressé? Sylvain: Toujours,
le CFP permanent est là Martin: Chouette, soumis. … Martin: Tiens, quand/comment faites-vous la sélection? Sylvain: Pas besoin. De facto pour le prochain :) Martin: Et le prochain c’est… Mardi. Ah. Bon, je vais prendre mes billets de train.
What is code?
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Another vision
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Why?
You’ll need to get back Maintenance: up to 80%
Other people will need to get back You Are Not
Alone
It will be at night
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It will rain
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The trail will be old
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Avoid being misleading
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Misleading names
Misleading comments
Dead code
Drop your stones
Name things
Name things
Name things
Put code where it belongs
Put code where it belongs
Put code where it belongs
Be stylish
Be stylish
Avoid complexity
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Test your trail
Test your trail Q: How to know if your code
is readable?
Test your trail A: Read it yourself A: Have it
read by someone → Code Reviews
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining
your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live
Code for Humans
Thanks for us!