谁从清晰的容易理解的代码中获益

王朝other·作者佚名  2006-01-09
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Who benefits from clear, understandable code?

In short, just about everyone benefits.

First, clear code is easier to follow while debugging and, for that

matter, is less likely to have as many bugs in the first place, so

writing clean code makes your own life easier even in the very short

term. (For a case in point, see the discussion surrounding Example 27-2

in Item 27.) Further, when you return to the code a month or ayear

later—as you surely will if the code is any good and is actually being

used—it's much easier to pick it up again and understand what's going

on. Most programmers find keeping full details of code in their heads

difficult for even a few weeks, especially after having moved on to

other work; after a few months or even a few years, it's too easy to go

back to your own code and imagine it was written by a stranger—albeit a

stranger who curiously happened to follow your personal coding style.

But enough about selfishness. Let's turn to altruism: Those who have

to maintain your code also benefit from clarity and readability. After

all, to maintain code well one must first grok the

code. "To grok," as coined by Robert Heinlein, means to comprehend

deeply and fully; in this case, that includes understanding the

internal workings of the code itself, as well as its side effects and

interactions with other sub-systems. It is altogether too easy to

introduce new errors when changing code one does not fully understand.

Code that is clear and understandable is easier to grok, and therefore,

fixes to such code become less fragile, less risky, less likely to have

un-intended side effects.

Most important, however, your end users benefit from clear and understandable code for all these reasons: Such code is likely

to have had fewer initial bugs in the first place, and it's likely to have been maintained more correctly without as many

new bugs being introduced.

Guideline

By default, prefer to write for clarity and correctness first.

以上摘录自www.informit.com。

 
 
 
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