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Gabriel Arazas 8094b54f35 Reformat the wiki
Create a unified format for my wiki.
Unfortunately, since most of my notes are created on a whim and I don't
care much about metadata at the time, the timestamps are only
approximations from my memory.
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#+TITLE: Writing clean code
#+AUTHOR: "Gabriel Arazas"
#+EMAIL: "foo.dogsquared@gmail.com"
#+DATE: "2020-06-19 20:30:23+08:00"
#+DATE_MODIFIED: "2020-09-09 05:19:39+08:00"
#+LANGUAGE: en
#+OPTIONS: toc:t
#+PROPERTY: header-args :exports both
Code should be readable, simple, and concise.
There are a few things to consider when writing code.
- When naming stuff like variables and functions, be clear and concise.
Furthermore, if applicable, imply its type.
For example, when the variable holds an array, you can append ~_list~ to its name (e.g., ~grade_list~ vs ~grades~).
If it's a boolean, you can prepend the name with ~is_~ or ~has_~.
- Use whitespace properly and consistently.
For example, in Python, spaces are preferred to tabs and a "tab" is made up of 4 spaces following [[https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/][PEP 8 standard]] which is a style guide for Python.
This could be inapplicable if you're worrying about how to create the code that works so be sure to apply it when refactoring.