I don't think they're just opinions, though some could be interpreted as such. Over time I have seen many beginers and younger folks misinterpret the meaning of it, or even more advanced developers writing posts that just scrap the surface and make people think that's all there is too it. The main point I wanted to get across (though I might have failed) is that it's not something that is done immediately or just by using the principles. As you said one must understand why they are used, when to use them and be consistent thoughout the life of the codebase. It takes time, discipline and knowledge.
Thanks for explaining! I've also seen some posts here titled such as "Don't use else-if", such opinion pieces are easily confused with deeper principles that I think of as "clean code". Thanks for your good and thoughtful post!
Thanks for your take, I agree with you.
I don't think they're just opinions, though some could be interpreted as such. Over time I have seen many beginers and younger folks misinterpret the meaning of it, or even more advanced developers writing posts that just scrap the surface and make people think that's all there is too it. The main point I wanted to get across (though I might have failed) is that it's not something that is done immediately or just by using the principles. As you said one must understand why they are used, when to use them and be consistent thoughout the life of the codebase. It takes time, discipline and knowledge.
Thanks for explaining! I've also seen some posts here titled such as "Don't use else-if", such opinion pieces are easily confused with deeper principles that I think of as "clean code". Thanks for your good and thoughtful post!
No worries, glad you liked it! And thanks for your addition.
Yup, those types of posts kinda inspired me to write this post!!