#coding-style

Fix: Python style: multiple-line conditions in IFs #fix #computers #development

Python style: multiple-line conditions in IFs

Sometimes I break long conditions in IFs to several lines. The most obvious way to do this is:

if (cond1 == 'val1' and cond2 == 'val2' and cond3 == 'val3' and cond4 == 'val4'): do_something

Isn’t very very appealing visually, because the action blends with the conditions. However, it is the natural way using correct Python indentation of 4 spaces.

How-to: Order of items in classes: Fields, Properties, Constructors, Methods #dev #computers #programming

Order of items in classes: Fields, Properties, Constructors, Methods

Is there a C# official guideline for the order of items in terms of class structure?

Does it go:

Public Fields

Private Fields

Properties

Constructors

Methods ?

I’m curious if there is a hard and fast rule about the order of items? I’m kind of all over the place. I want to stick with a particular standard so I can do it…

How-to: What is the standard Python docstring format? #solution #dev #answer

What is the standard Python docstring format?

I have seen a few different styles of writing docstrings in Python, is there an official or “agreed-upon” style?

Answer [by Amber]: What is the standard Python docstring format?

Python’s official styles are listed in PEP-8.

Answer [by bstpierre]: What is the standard Python docstring format?

PEP-8is the official python coding standard. It contains…

Resolved: How many lines of code is too many? #dev #solution #answer

How many lines of code is too many?

One thing that occasionally drives me crazy is reading another person’s functions that span 5 vertical monitor lengths, or .cpp files that are over 2000 lines long. For readability, wouldn’t it be better to break a 1000 line function into many smaller sub-functions called by one function? Shouldn’t a class implementation not span an inordinately huge number of…

Answer: SQL coding style guide #fix #development #answer

SQL coding style guide

I AM SO TIRED OF READING THE WHOLE SQL STATEMENT / STORED PROCEDURE IN FULL CAPS. WHAT THE HELL WERE THE INITIAL DEVELOPERS THINKING?

What’s the best style (in terms of cap, indentation, lines breaks, etc) to write SQL in?

Answer [by Randy]: SQL coding style guide

I like SQL keywords in all caps and column names and such in lowercase. I don’t know if that’s the “best”…

Fixed: Am I immoral for using a variable name that differs from its type only by case? #programming #development #solution

Am I immoral for using a variable name that differs from its type only by case?

For instance, take this piece of code:

var person = new Person();

or for you Pythonistas:

person = Person()

I’m told constantly how bad this is, but have yet to see an example of the immorality of these two lines of code. To me, person is a Person and trying to give it another name is a waste of time. I suppose in…

How to: Why are dashes preferred for CSS selectors / HTML attributes?

Why are dashes preferred for CSS selectors / HTML attributes?

In the past I’ve always used underscores for defining class and id attributes in HTML. Over the last few years I changed over to dashes, mostly to align myself with the trend in the community, not necessarily because it made sense to me.

I’ve always thought dashes have more drawbacks, and I don’t see the benefits:

Code completion &…

Fixed How do you tell someone they're writing bad code? #dev #it #asnwer

How do you tell someone they’re writing bad code?

I’ve been working with a small group of people on a coding project for fun. It’s an organized and fairly cohesive group. The people I work with all have various skill sets related to programming, but some of them use older or outright wrong methods, such as excessive global variables, poor naming conventions, and other things. While things work,…