Hands-On Software Engineering with Golang

Optimizing function implementations for readability

During my early university days, my CS professors would be adamant about keeping function blocks short and concise. Their advice went along the lines of the following:

"If a function implementation does not fit on a single screen, then it must be split up into smaller functions."

Keep in mind that these guidelines have their roots in an era when by screen, people were referring to the amount of code that could fit in an 80×25 character terminal! Fast forward to today where things have changed: software engineers have access to high-resolution monitors, editors, and bespoke IDEs that come preloaded a wide gamut of sophisticated analysis and refactoring tools. Still, the same bit of advice ...