Code Craft

In a Nutshell

Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.

—Christopher Lasch

Presentation is one of the key features differentiating good code from bad code. Programmers glean a lot from code’s appearance, so it is right to worry about layout. It’s an important skill to be able to sensitively lay out code for maximum clarity, within the guidelines of any company coding standard that may exist.

LOOKING FOR A FIGHT

Code layout is not the only excuse for a programmer flame war. There are many religious subjects that you’d best tactfully dodge for the sake of your blood pressure. Watch out for:

My OS is better than yours

. . . because it scales from a wristwatch to an alien mothership, only requires rebooting once every epoch, and performs most operations ...