• theneverfox@pawb.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    23 hours ago

    Nope, sorry. I just break my code into neatly grouped chunks, and I’m very consistent

    I regularly go “I need something to do X”, and when I go to write it it’s already there. It does exactly what I need it to do, otherwise why would I name it X and not X_for_situation_y? I would never

    My utility functions are reusable, my classes handle their own logic internally, and so my business logic is clean and readable. My code flows straight and clear, along a single path whenever possible

    So yeah… When I start working with people, there’s the initial confusion then this moment where they go “Oh! That’s really easy to understand”

      • theneverfox@pawb.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        16 hours ago

        But honestly, it’s probably because I have ideasthesia. I feel ideas tactically

        Bad code feels slimy, problem areas feel like sharp angles, good code feels clean and smooth, like a smooth river stone with clean even grooves that gracefully curve

        Best advice I can give is to strive to write elegant code. I don’t strictly follow style guides or do docstrings… These are superficial. I try to match the style of the project, but my code is consistent even in projects that are not

        Elegant code is pretty, regardless of formatting. You’ll know it when you see it, junior devs will follow the patterns without instruction. It does not require explanation, it does exactly what you think it does, and it makes complex problems simple

      • theneverfox@pawb.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        16 hours ago

        Yes, but only ship of thesius style

        I’ve seen how people code, I’m writing my own stack on the way up