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On 2/5/2018 12:09 PM, Richard Schoen wrote:
If a sub-procedure for some reason uses all the global program variables and is simply being used to encapsulate some looping logic or something similar, why not use a subroutine instead ?
I don't tend to write new subroutines, because the new code I write very
much tends to be designed as small sub-procedures - intentionally
designed that way from the outset. That said, when I do write a new
subroutine, it's specifically because I haven't yet refactored all the
global variables out of the code block. I don't do greenfield
programming, so refactoring is a way of life that is always in progress.
With respect to 'modern', I think the definition of 'modern' is 'well
rounded'. Which sounds like kicking the can down the road, but bear
with me for a tick.
If I never heard of a callback, how would I know when a callback is the
best practice? If I never heard of TDD, how would I know if/how to
write test suites? If I never heard of YAGNI, would my code be littered
with 'maybe some day...'?
You get the idea - the wider programming world has adopted standard
patterns for various situations, and only by reading of, or
participating in the wider community can we RPG programmers truly grok
'modern'.
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