On Jun 21, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Charles Yeomans wrote:
There IS the chapter on REUSABLE CODE in the Users' Guide, but the
text and the example code do not make it blatantly obvious, in my
opinion, what can be done in this situation. The language of that
chapter talks much of high ideals, but for neophytes, it's a bit
over their head, until they can actually do something with it.
And, I have to admit, I'm VERY excited about the potential of this
activity, NOW that I BETTER understand it....thanks to the help of
the ListServ. Once I get these modules built it will reduce code-
writing by about 30%.
Writing reusable code is hard. If you can do it, then you're not
really a neophyte any more. Buy and read a copy of "Refactoring"
by Martin Fowler.
Thanks for the recommendation.
And, as a matter of fact, I'm working ON reusable code from a modules
perspective. I figure if I can write several methods that will carry-
out routine activities, e.g., collectpanes, populatepanes,
findrecords, I'll have eliminated 30% of the code that needs to go
into a standard db-oriented application.
That's money in the proverbial 'bank'. And...yes....I'll have drawn
myself up by my boot-straps...thanks to the help of the pro-active
people on this ListServ.
If REAL Soft wants to advance their product, I'd recommend putting
some examples of this into their Tutorial. Would it hurt that
much? I'll bet the improvement in the company's bottom line would
pay for enough champagne to assuage the pain of the tech writers.
That Real Software has not put more effort into the documentation
suggests that they think otherwise.
Yeah....
...but does that REALLY do REAL Soft any 'good'?
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a
better mouse-trap than his neighbor, though he builds his house in
the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door. -- Ralph
Waldo Emerson]
P.S. Reality does not change....all that much. And said neighbor will
bring a fist-full of money with him.
P.P.S. Wasn't it just last week, I noticed REAL Soft was asking for
MORE 'money'? One would think that with more money one should expect
a better product....neh?
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