Code Cleanliness: More Than Just Refactoring Part 1

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Software development , Code quality

Initially, my intention was to create an article about refactoring. However, the more I pondered the subject, the clearer it became that I would not be writing solely about refactoring. It’s about something much more significant—conveying a vast amount of knowledge, essentially experience, related to code creation. Code that not only works or is well-designed but is most importantly easy to read. When we achieve this skill, we stand on the threshold of professionalism. Programming professionalism.

Technical Leader Worries: I Want to Build Trust in My Team but I Don't Want Them to Do What They Want

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Leadership , Team dynamics

Understanding Trust in Leadership

Trust is a very big word and very often misused. Many leaders, in an attempt to build trust, feel obliged to allow people to do anything they want. However, they also wish to have some impact on how a task is completed.

What Name for This Method?

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Programming practices , Code quality

What Name for This Method?

public class OptionsAwareObject {  
    private Options options;  
      
    public void updateOptions(String fontName, int fontSize) {  
       options.setFontName(fontName);  
       options.setFontSize(fontSize);  
    }  
}  
   
class Options {  
    private int foregroundColor;  
    private int backgroundColor;  
    private String fontName;  
    private int fontSize;  
    // ...
}

Is updateOptions a good name for this method? Of course not! updateOptions is a general name that suggests a comprehensive update of options. Meanwhile, we are only updating font-related information. The responsibility of the method is thus the change of font-related options. A better name would be: