Software Engineering Made Easy: A Comprehensive Reference Guide for Writing Good Code

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M. GählerSoftware Engineering Made Easyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-1386-3_2

2. Components of Code

Marco Gähler¹  

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Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

 

Code essentially consists of data and operations. In this chapter, we will examine data types and functions. Classes will be explained in the next chapter due to their significance.

There are many data types, such as Booleans and strings, that are often misused for storing state. However, high-quality code typically minimizes the use of these types. Strings can be improperly utilized as a primary data type, replacing classes, which constitutes poor coding practice. Good code should contain few strings and even ...