Series

Code Smells

In this series, we will see several symptoms and situations that make us doubt the quality of our developments. We will present possible solutions. Most are just clues. They are no hard rules.

Articles in this series

Code Smell 132 - Exception Try Too Broad

May 18, 20222 min read 92 views

Exceptions are handy. But should be as narrow as possible

Code Smell 132 - Exception Try Too Broad

Code Smell 131 - Zero Argument Constructor

Apr 22, 20222 min read 100 views

Objects created without arguments are often mutable and erratic

Code Smell 131 - Zero Argument Constructor

Code Smell 130 - AddressImpl

Apr 18, 20222 min read 132 views

It is nice to see a class implementing Interfaces. It is nicer to understand what it does

Code Smell 130 - AddressImpl

Code Smell 129 - Structural Optimizations

Apr 12, 20222 min read 107 views

We love to improve time and space complexity by guessing not real scenarios

Code Smell 129 - Structural Optimizations

Code Smell 128 - Non English Coding

Apr 9, 20222 min read 164 views

Using your local language is a great idea because domain naming is easier. Not

Code Smell 128 - Non English Coding

Code Smell 127 - Mutable Constants

Apr 5, 20222 min read 98 views

Code Smell 127 - Mutable Constants You declare something a constant. But you can mutate it. TL;DR: Use immutable constants Problems Mutability The Least Surprise Principle violation Coupling Solutions Enforce mutability Avoid constants. They...

Code Smell 127 - Mutable Constants