>
> Maybe lines of code per method is the wrong metric?
>
> What about the rule of thumb of each method does one thing and one
> thing only? I'm finding it hard to think of a rule for to really
> define what "one thing" is, but it's going to make writing unit tests
> more difficult and complex if you have to test each of your methods
> for multiple behaviours and side effects.
>
> Normally I find that if a method is too long, it's doing too much and
> should be split into a number of more simple methods.
>
So if a 5,000 line method only did "one thing", it would be okay?
One of the barriers to building a proper profession of software development is arguably that there's a lack of majority consensus on, well, pretty much...
I think the key is that a particular practise works well in the context of a specific collection of other practises. For example, Iterative Development, TDD,...
I notice you didn't answer the question ;-) ... context of a ... others) ... other - ... different ... start ... on, ... Who ... where ... impression...
The question is: Method Length - How Long Is Too Long? Â The problem with total contextualism is the problem with total relativism, surely. Can anyone suggest...
... relativism, surely. Can anyone suggest a context where a method containing, say, 5,000 LOC is fine? ... the majority will reach consensus on? Maybe lines...
Sorry to labour the point, but if I made the following statement: "Any method containing more than 5,000 lines of executable code and that will potentially...
... What's your evidence? Earlier I think you suggested 5-10 lines as your preferred upper limit. See the 2nd-last paragraph on this page (a summary of Code...
Oppsss.... Good debate! Seems, the bench mark depends of the organization policies or the coding practice it follows. What I have benched mark is a mix of many...
... I found some evidence (OK, someone else did). From this blog entry: http://dubroy.com/blog/2009/03/09/method-length-are-short-methods-actual ly-worse/ we...
I love this ... I would add: You can't describe it without referring to the code. From: parlezuml@yahoogroups.com [mailto:parlezuml@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
... what if I delegate? does that count? my Java method was only 3 lines long but delegated to something that was 5,020 lines of Forth code. (which I didn't...
... Nope it would be pretty horrible wouldn't it, and in anything I've ever written there would have been plenty of places in that 5000 lines for logical...
Hi all, I always tend to make a method not more than 30 to 40 lines of code, so a human can see the whole method on screen without scrolling. This makes it...
Hi, I suppose rather than continuing this discussion on the no of lines a method could/should have. We could list the pros & cons of having a method with too...
Alternatively, we could stop focusing on the exceptions, and rather look at the 95% confidence interval. I would be happy to say that 95% of the time, a method...
One line. No more, no less. ;) That's what someone I was pairing with teased me about the other week - lately I seem to try to keep most of my methods down to...
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