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Obvious coding guidelines

Posted by Harry Keller on 21 Mar 1998, 6:06 AM

The basics you have eloquently described are
frequently ignored, even by "experienced"
programmers. I hope that many of them read
your article/book.

I also hope that you wax equally eloquent on other
common programming mistakes (mistyles?). One
that I have seen recently is pushing application-
specific stuff into generic, reusable classes --
making them no longer generic or reusable.

After nearly 40 years, I seen more bad style than
I could ever relate. Keep pushing good stuff.

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  • Presentation Style John Bergeron 22 Mar 1998, 4:35 AM (0)
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  • Specific vs. Generic - lean towards specific? Harald Mueller 21 Mar 1998, 3:32 PM (11)
    • More specifics Bill Venners 22 Mar 1998, 3:05 PM (9)
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        • Fear not, that message is redundant Bill Venners 08 Apr 1998, 1:52 PM (0)
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          • Clarification Thameem Farook October 23, 2000 at 1:02 AM (0)
    • body 22 Mar 1998, 3:00 PM (0)