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The Kode at Hand

Some days you can stare at the same bit of code for hours and make no progress, either in comprehension or extension. When you’re looking at files full of code, or even a single line, there are many things that come to mind about how best to craft the code that you’re working on, whether it is a new green field or an old mine field handed to you to clear and fix.

Broadly speaking, there are two main areas with which you should be concerned when working on the kode at hand: style and substance. A lot of people have a lot to say about coding styles, and KV has put his oar in in Section 5.17. The most important part of any coding style is to have one. The number of times ...

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