Comments on: Use Understood Methods Rule http://www.basilv.com/psd/blog/2009/use-understood-methods-rule Wed, 16 May 2012 04:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Oleg Ignatenko http://www.basilv.com/psd/blog/2009/use-understood-methods-rule/comment-page-1#comment-103538 Oleg Ignatenko Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:57:14 +0000 http://www.basilv.com/psd/?p=467#comment-103538 (just finished few cumbersome fixes for bugs caused by using methods I did not understood) Well to me that rule looks quite reasonable. :) By the way this approach somehow reminds the Law of Demeter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Of_Demeter). "Don't talk to strangers..." To me, it feels like a "pragmatic tuning" of LoD guidelines. (just finished few cumbersome fixes for bugs caused by using methods I did not understood) Well to me that rule looks quite reasonable. :)

By the way this approach somehow reminds the Law of Demeter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Of_Demeter). “Don’t talk to strangers…” To me, it feels like a “pragmatic tuning” of LoD guidelines.

]]> By: Justin Gamble http://www.basilv.com/psd/blog/2009/use-understood-methods-rule/comment-page-1#comment-102052 Justin Gamble Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:56:30 +0000 http://www.basilv.com/psd/?p=467#comment-102052 This quote seems like a good addition to this article: "People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on each other, like a wall of mini stones." - Donald Knuth This quote seems like a good addition to this article:

“People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on each other, like a wall of mini stones.”
– Donald Knuth

]]> By: Justin Gamble http://www.basilv.com/psd/blog/2009/use-understood-methods-rule/comment-page-1#comment-102050 Justin Gamble Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:54:35 +0000 http://www.basilv.com/psd/?p=467#comment-102050 Hi Basil, Interesting read. I think your logic is sound, but you are missing the boat when it comes to acronyms. What on earth is a UUM or UUMR? Clearly a cool sounding acronym is needed! I suggest replacing "Use Understood Methods" (UUM) with "Apply Reliable Methods Only Rule" (ARMOR). It is a fitting acronym because you are protecting yourself from bad code. =) Justin Hi Basil,

Interesting read. I think your logic is sound, but you are missing the boat when it comes to acronyms. What on earth is a UUM or UUMR? Clearly a cool sounding acronym is needed! I suggest replacing “Use Understood Methods” (UUM) with “Apply Reliable Methods Only Rule” (ARMOR). It is a fitting acronym because you are protecting yourself from bad code. =)

Justin

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