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Geminidog on Dec 22, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Write code. Not too much. Mostly functions.

But a catchy name serves only to be catchy it doesn't serve as justification for the rule actually being correct.

rightbyte on Dec 22, 2020 [–]

Ye I don't like these way too specific rule of thumbs either. It is superstition that is invoked during code reviews to not having to explain or justify your arbitrary nagging on the reviewing side or defending a bad layout on the other.

Stuff should be analyzed in its context.

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