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16 Simple Tips to Boost Your Productivity x10

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Dec 29, 20204 min read 5.9K views

These easy-to-follow tips will improve your output dramatically. 1. Remove Notifications 🔔 Check your phone after a couple of hours. Keep an eye on the app with the most notifications. Block them. Don't fear FOMO. Choose your shots. You are going ...

16 Simple Tips to Boost Your Productivity x10

Code Smell 95 - Premature Classification

Oct 16, 20212 min read 37 views

We are over generalizers. We shouldn't create abstractions until we see enough concretions. TL;DR: Don't guess what the future will bring you. Context Aristotelian Classification is a big problem in computer science. We tend to classify and name t...

Code Smell 95 - Premature Classification

Code Smell 94 - Too Many imports

Oct 14, 20212 min read 46 views

If your class relies on too many others, it will be coupled and fragile. A long import list is a good indicator. TL;DR: Don't import too much. Problems Coupling Single Responsibility Principle violation Low Cohesion Solutions Break the class ...

Code Smell 94 - Too Many imports

Code Smell 93 - Send me Anything

Oct 13, 20212 min read 32 views

Magic functions that can receive a lot of different (and not polymorphic arguments) TL;DR: Create a clear contract. Expect just one protocol. Problems Fail Fast principle violation Error prune Readability If polluting Nulls Bad Cohesion Sol...

Code Smell 93 - Send me Anything

Code Smell 92 - Isolated Subclasses Names

Oct 11, 20212 min read 29 views

If your classes are globals, use fully qualified names TL;DR: Don't use abbreviations in subclasses Problems Readability Mistakes Solutions Rename your classes to provide context Use modules, namespaces or fully qualified names Sample Code ...

Code Smell 92 - Isolated Subclasses Names

Code Smell 91 - Test Asserts without Description

Oct 8, 20212 min read 29 views

We are big fans of xUnit. But we don't care much for the programmers. TL;DR: Use asserts with declarative descriptions. Problems Readability Hard debugging Time waste Solutions Put a nice descriptive assertion Share guides for problem-solvin...

Code Smell 91 - Test Asserts without Description