Code Smells Series&#39; Articles

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Cover image for Code Smell 03 - Functions Are Too Long

Maxi Contieri

Oct 22 '20

Code Smell 03 - Functions Are Too Long

#codenewbie #beginners #programming #100daysofcode

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Cover image for Code Smell 04 - String Abusers

Maxi Contieri

Oct 23 '20

Code Smell 04 - String Abusers

#codenewbie #tutorial #codequality #learning

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Cover image for Code Smell 05 - Comment Abusers

Maxi Contieri

Oct 24 '20

Code Smell 05 - Comment Abusers

#codenewbie #tutorial #beginners

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Cover image for Code Smell 06 - Too Clever Programmer

Maxi Contieri

Oct 25 '20

Code Smell 06 - Too Clever Programmer

#codenewbie #tutorial #beginners

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Cover image for Code Smell 07 - Boolean Variables

Maxi Contieri

Oct 26 '20

Code Smell 07 - Boolean Variables

#codenewbie #tutorial #beginners

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Cover image for Code Smell 08 - Long Chains Of Collaborations

Maxi Contieri

Oct 27 '20

Code Smell 08 - Long Chains Of Collaborations

#beginners #codenewbie #oop #100daysofcode

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Cover image for Code Smell 09 - Dead Code

Maxi Contieri

Oct 28 '20

Code Smell 09 - Dead Code

#codenewbie #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 10 - Too Many Arguments

Maxi Contieri

Oct 29 '20

Code Smell 10 - Too Many Arguments

#codenewbie #beginners #100daysofcode #oop

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Cover image for Code Smell 11 - Subclassification for Code Reuse

Maxi Contieri

Oct 30 '20

Code Smell 11 - Subclassification for Code Reuse

#oop #codenewbie #tutorial

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Maxi Contieri

Oct 31 '20

Code Smell 12 - Null

#codenewbie #tutorial #oop

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Cover image for Code Smell 13 - Empty Constructors

Maxi Contieri

Nov 1 '20

Code Smell 13 - Empty Constructors

#codenewbie #oop #beginners #coding

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Cover image for Code Smell 14 - God Objects

Maxi Contieri

Nov 2 '20

Code Smell 14 - God Objects

#codenewbie #oop #tutorial #development

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Cover image for Code Smell 15 - Missed Preconditions

Maxi Contieri

Nov 3 '20

Code Smell 15 - Missed Preconditions

#codenewbie #oop #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 16 - Ripple Effect

Maxi Contieri

Nov 4 '20

Code Smell 16 - Ripple Effect

#programming #tutorial #beginners

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Cover image for Code Smell 17 - Global Functions

Maxi Contieri

Nov 5 '20

Code Smell 17 - Global Functions

#codenewbie #development #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 18 — Static Functions

Maxi Contieri

Nov 6 '20

Code Smell 18 — Static Functions

#codenewbie #tutorial #development #coding

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Cover image for Code Smell 19 — Optional Arguments

Maxi Contieri

Nov 7 '20

Code Smell 19 — Optional Arguments

#codenewbie #oop #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 20 - Premature Optimization

Maxi Contieri

Nov 8 '20

Code Smell 20 - Premature Optimization

#oop #developing #coding #codesmell

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Cover image for Code Smell 21 - Anonymous Functions Abusers

Maxi Contieri

Nov 10 '20

Code Smell 21 - Anonymous Functions Abusers

#codenewbie #oop #developing #programming

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Maxi Contieri

Nov 12 '20

Code Smell 22 - Helpers

#oop #helpers #codenewbie #beginners

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Cover image for Code Smell 23 - Instance Type Checking

Maxi Contieri

Nov 13 '20

Code Smell 23 - Instance Type Checking

#oop #beginners #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 24 - Boolean Coercions

Maxi Contieri

Nov 14 '20

Code Smell 24 - Boolean Coercions

#oop #tutorial #boolean #coercion

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Cover image for Code Smell 25 - Pattern Abusers

Maxi Contieri

Nov 15 '20

Code Smell 25 - Pattern Abusers

#oop #tutorial #programming #patterns

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Cover image for Code Smell 26 - Exceptions Polluting

Maxi Contieri

Nov 16 '20

Code Smell 26 - Exceptions Polluting

#oop #exceptions #tutorial #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 27 - Associative Arrays

Maxi Contieri

Nov 18 '20

Code Smell 27 - Associative Arrays

#oop #webdev #codenewbie #tutorial

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Maxi Contieri

Nov 19 '20

Code Smell 28 - Setters

#oop #codenewbie #programming #webdev

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Maxi Contieri

Nov 20 '20

Code Smell 29 - Settings/Configs

#oop #webdev #tutorial #codenewbie

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Cover image for Code Smell 30 - Mocking Business

Maxi Contieri

Nov 21 '20

Code Smell 30 - Mocking Business

#testing #webdev #programming #tdd

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Cover image for Code Smell 31 - Accidental Methods on Business Objects

Maxi Contieri

Nov 22 '20

Code Smell 31 - Accidental Methods on Business Objects

#healthydebate #oop #codenewbie #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 32 - Singletons

Maxi Contieri

Nov 23 '20

Code Smell 32 - Singletons

#codenewbie #tutorial #webdev #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 33 - Abbreviations

Maxi Contieri

Nov 24 '20

Code Smell 33 - Abbreviations

#oop #codenewbie #programming #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 34 - Too Many Attributes

Maxi Contieri

Nov 25 '20

Code Smell 34 - Too Many Attributes

#oop #codenewbie #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 35 - State as Properties

Maxi Contieri

Nov 27 '20

Code Smell 35 - State as Properties

#oop #tutorial #webdev #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 36 - Switch/case/elseif/else/if statements

Maxi Contieri

Nov 28 '20

Code Smell 36 - Switch/case/elseif/else/if statements

#oop #webdev #tutorial #codenewbie

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Cover image for Code Smell 37 - Protected Attributes

Maxi Contieri

Nov 29 '20

Code Smell 37 - Protected Attributes

#oop #webdev #tutorial #codenewbie

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Cover image for Code Smell 38 - Abstract Names

Maxi Contieri

Nov 30 '20

Code Smell 38 - Abstract Names

#oop #codenewbie #naming #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 39 - new Date()

Maxi Contieri

Dec 1 '20

Code Smell 39 - new Date()

#oop #codenewbie #tutorial #globals

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Maxi Contieri

Dec 2 '20

Code Smell 40 - DTOs

#oop #programming #tutorial #codenewbie

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Cover image for Code Smell 41 - Regular Expression Abusers

Maxi Contieri

Dec 3 '20

Code Smell 41 - Regular Expression Abusers

#oop #webdev #codenewbie #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 42 - Warnings/Strict Mode Off

Maxi Contieri

Dec 4 '20

Code Smell 42 - Warnings/Strict Mode Off

#oop #codenewbie #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 43 - Concrete Classes Subclassified

Maxi Contieri

Dec 5 '20

Code Smell 43 - Concrete Classes Subclassified

#oop #codenewbie #tutorial #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 44 - Magic Corrections

Maxi Contieri

Dec 7 '20

Code Smell 44 - Magic Corrections

#oop #programming #codenewbie #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 45 - Not Polymorphic

Maxi Contieri

Dec 7 '20

Code Smell 45 - Not Polymorphic

#oop #codesmell #webdev #cleancode

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Cover image for Code Smell 46 - Repeated Code

Maxi Contieri

Dec 8 '20

Code Smell 46 - Repeated Code

#oop #codenewbie #tutorial #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 47 - Diagrams

Maxi Contieri

Dec 9 '20

Code Smell 47 - Diagrams

#oop #codenewbie #tutorial #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 48 - Code Without Standards

Maxi Contieri

Dec 10 '20

Code Smell 48 - Code Without Standards

#oop #webdev #codenewbie #tutorial

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Maxi Contieri

Dec 11 '20

Code Smell 49 - Caches

#oop #webdev #codenewbie #caching

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Cover image for Code Smell 50 - Object Keys

Maxi Contieri

Dec 12 '20

Code Smell 50 - Object Keys

#oop #codenewbie #tutorial #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 51 - Double Negatives

Maxi Contieri

Dec 24 '20

Code Smell 51 - Double Negatives

#codenewbie #tutorial #programming #oop

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Cover image for Code Smell 52 - Fragile Tests

Maxi Contieri

Jan 4 '21

Code Smell 52 - Fragile Tests

#codesmell #tutorial #codenewbie #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 53 - Explicit Iteration

Maxi Contieri

Jan 5 '21

Code Smell 53 - Explicit Iteration

#codenewbie #webdev #cleancode #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 54 - Anchor Boats

Maxi Contieri

Jan 6 '21

Code Smell 54 - Anchor Boats

#codenewbie #webdev #tutorial #cleancode

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Cover image for Code Smell 55 - Object Orgy

Maxi Contieri

Jan 17 '21

Code Smell 55 - Object Orgy

#codenewbie #codesmell #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 56 - Preprocessors

Maxi Contieri

Jan 18 '21

Code Smell 56 - Preprocessors

#codenewbie #tutorial #programming #codesmell

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Cover image for Code Smell 57 - Versioned Functions

Maxi Contieri

Jan 20 '21

Code Smell 57 - Versioned Functions

#codenewbie #codesmell #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 58 - Yo-yo Problem

Maxi Contieri

Jan 24 '21

Code Smell 58 - Yo-yo Problem

#codenewbie #codesmell #tutorial #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 59 - Basic / Do Functions

Maxi Contieri

Jan 27 '21

Code Smell 59 - Basic / Do Functions

#webdev #codenewbie #cleancode #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 60 - Global Classes

Maxi Contieri

Jan 31 '21

Code Smell 60 - Global Classes

#codenewbie #tutorial #webdev #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 61 - Coupling to Classes

Maxi Contieri

Feb 4 '21

Code Smell 61 - Coupling to Classes

#webdev #tutorial #codenewbie #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 62 - Flag Variables

Maxi Contieri

Feb 8 '21

Code Smell 62 - Flag Variables

#programming #oop #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 63 - Feature Envy

Maxi Contieri

Mar 23 '21

Code Smell 63 - Feature Envy

#codenewbie #programming #oop #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 64 - Inappropriate Intimacy

Maxi Contieri

Mar 27 '21

Code Smell 64 - Inappropriate Intimacy

#codenewbie #codesmell #webdev #oop

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Cover image for Code Smell 65 - Variables Named After Types

Maxi Contieri

Apr 2 '21

Code Smell 65 - Variables Named After Types

#codenewbie #codesmells #oop #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 66 - Shotgun Surgery

Maxi Contieri

Apr 5 '21

Code Smell 66 - Shotgun Surgery

#codenewbie #tutorial #oop #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 67 - Middle Man

Maxi Contieri

Apr 12 '21

Code Smell 67 - Middle Man

#webdev #codenewbie #tutorial #oop

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Maxi Contieri

Apr 29 '21

Code Smell 68 - Getters

#codenewbie #tutorial #oop #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 69 - Big Bang (JavaScript Ridiculous Castings)

Maxi Contieri

May 4 '21

Code Smell 69 - Big Bang (JavaScript Ridiculous Castings)

#codenewbie #oop #programming #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 70 - Anemic Model Generators

Maxi Contieri

May 18 '21

Code Smell 70 - Anemic Model Generators

#codenewbie #tutorial #beginners #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 71 - Magic Floats Disguised as Decimals

Maxi Contieri

May 24 '21

Code Smell 71 - Magic Floats Disguised as Decimals

#webdev #javascript #programming #codenewbie

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Cover image for Code Smell 72 - Return Codes

Maxi Contieri

May 28 '21

Code Smell 72 - Return Codes

#webdev #programming #codenewbie #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 73 - Exceptions for Expected Cases

Maxi Contieri

May 31 '21

Code Smell 73 - Exceptions for Expected Cases

#webdev #codenewbie #cleancode #oop

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Cover image for Code Smell 74 - Empty Lines

Maxi Contieri

Jun 4 '21

Code Smell 74 - Empty Lines

#codenewbie #tutorial #oop #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 75 - Comments Inside a Method

Maxi Contieri

Jun 5 '21

Code Smell 75 - Comments Inside a Method

#codenewbie #tutorial #oop #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 76 - Generic Assertions

Maxi Contieri

Jun 7 '21

Code Smell 76 - Generic Assertions

#webdev #testing #testdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 77 - Timestamps

Maxi Contieri

Jun 9 '21

Code Smell 77 - Timestamps

#oop #programming #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 78 - Callback Hell

Maxi Contieri

Jun 11 '21

Code Smell 78 - Callback Hell

#javascript #node #oop #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 79 - TheResult

Maxi Contieri

Jun 14 '21

Code Smell 79 - TheResult

#webdev #programming #oop #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 80 - Nested Try/Catch

Maxi Contieri

Jun 16 '21

Code Smell 80 - Nested Try/Catch

#oop #exceptions #tutorial #webdev

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Maxi Contieri

Jun 19 '21

Code Smell 81 - Result

#oop #programming #codenewbie #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 82 - Tests Violating Encapsulation

Maxi Contieri

Jun 25 '21

Code Smell 82 - Tests Violating Encapsulation

#codenewbie #webdev #tutorial #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 83 - Variables Reassignment

Maxi Contieri

Jul 14 '21

Code Smell 83 - Variables Reassignment

#oop #webdev #programming #codenewbie

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Cover image for Code Smell 84 - Max < Min (Javascript)

Maxi Contieri

Jul 20 '21

Code Smell 84 - Max < Min (Javascript)

#javascript #oop #programming #codenewbie

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Cover image for Code Smell 85 - And Functions

Maxi Contieri

Aug 21 '21

Code Smell 85 - And Functions

#oop #programming #webdev #codenewbie

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Maxi Contieri

Aug 25 '21

Code Smell 86 - Mutable Const Arrays

#javascript #oop #programming #codenewbie

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Cover image for Code Smell 87 - Inconsistent Parameters Sorting

Maxi Contieri

Sep 26 '21

Code Smell 87 - Inconsistent Parameters Sorting

#programming #webdev #codenewbie #functional

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Cover image for Code Smell 88 - Lazy Initialization

Maxi Contieri

Sep 29 '21

Code Smell 88 - Lazy Initialization

#oop #programming #codenewbie #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 89 - Math Feature Envy

Maxi Contieri

Oct 4 '21

Code Smell 89 - Math Feature Envy

#oop #webdev #cleancode #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 90 - Implementative Callback Events

Maxi Contieri

Oct 7 '21

Code Smell 90 - Implementative Callback Events

#javascript #webdev #beginners #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 91 - Test Asserts without Description

Maxi Contieri

Oct 8 '21

Code Smell 91 - Test Asserts without Description

#testing #poo #tutorial #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 92 - Isolated Subclasses Names

Maxi Contieri

Oct 11 '21

Code Smell 92 - Isolated Subclasses Names

#poo #webdev #python #javascript

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Cover image for Code Smell 93 - Send me Anything

Maxi Contieri

Oct 13 '21

Code Smell 93 - Send me Anything

#oop #programming #webdev #javascript

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Cover image for Code Smell 94 - Too Many imports

Maxi Contieri

Oct 14 '21

Code Smell 94 - Too Many imports

#oop #programming #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 95 - Premature Classification

Maxi Contieri

Oct 16 '21

Code Smell 95 - Premature Classification

#oop #programming #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 96 - My Objects

Maxi Contieri

Oct 25 '21

Code Smell 96 - My Objects

#oop #programming #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 97 - Error Messages Without Empathy

Maxi Contieri

Oct 27 '21

Code Smell 97 - Error Messages Without Empathy

#opensource #ux #programming #javascript

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Cover image for Code Smell 98 - Speling Mistakes

Maxi Contieri

Oct 29 '21

Code Smell 98 - Speling Mistakes

#oop #programming #tutorial #javascript

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Cover image for Code Smell 99 - First Second

Maxi Contieri

Nov 1 '21

Code Smell 99 - First Second

#oop #tutorial #webdev #cleancode

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Maxi Contieri

Nov 6 '21

Code Smell 100 - GoTo

#poo #codesmell #cleancode #programming

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Cover image for Code Smell 101 - Comparison Against Booleans

Maxi Contieri

Nov 11 '21

Code Smell 101 - Comparison Against Booleans

#webdev #beginners #programming #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 102 - Arrow Code

Maxi Contieri

Nov 15 '21

Code Smell 102 - Arrow Code

#oop #javascript #cleancode #refactoring

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Cover image for Code Smell 103 - Double Encapsulation

Maxi Contieri

Nov 19 '21

Code Smell 103 - Double Encapsulation

#oop #solidity #web3 #beginners

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Cover image for Code Smell 104 - Assert True

Maxi Contieri

Nov 21 '21

Code Smell 104 - Assert True

#poo #testing #tdd #cleancode

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Cover image for Code Smell 105 - Comedian Methods

Maxi Contieri

Nov 23 '21

Code Smell 105 - Comedian Methods

#poo #naming #cleancode #codesmells

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Cover image for Code Smell 106 - Production Dependent Code

Maxi Contieri

Nov 27 '21

Code Smell 106 - Production Dependent Code

#webdev #cleancode #oop #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 107 - Variables Reuse

Maxi Contieri

Dec 1 '21

Code Smell 107 - Variables Reuse

#oop #programming #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 108 - Float Assertions

Maxi Contieri

Dec 3 '21

Code Smell 108 - Float Assertions

#oop #tutorial #codenewbie #cleancode

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Cover image for Code Smell 109 - Automatic Properties

Maxi Contieri

Dec 7 '21

Code Smell 109 - Automatic Properties

#oop #webdev #codenewbie #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 110 - Switches With Defaults

Maxi Contieri

Dec 15 '21

Code Smell 110 - Switches With Defaults

#oop #cleancode #codesmells #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 111 - Modifying Collections While Traversing

Maxi Contieri

Dec 19 '21

Code Smell 111 - Modifying Collections While Traversing

#oop #programming #cleancode #codesmell

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Cover image for Code Smell 112 - Testing Private Methods

Maxi Contieri

Dec 29 '21

Code Smell 112 - Testing Private Methods

#oop #testing #webdev #tutorial

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Cover image for Code Smell 113 - Data Naming

Maxi Contieri

Jan 5 '22

Code Smell 113 - Data Naming

#oop #webdev #database #refactoring

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Cover image for Code Smell 114 - Empty Class

Maxi Contieri

Feb 12 '22

Code Smell 114 - Empty Class

#oop #tutorial #cleancode #webdev

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Cover image for Code Smell 115 - Return True

Maxi Contieri

Feb 20 '22

Code Smell 115 - Return True

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Cover image for Code Smell 116 - Variables Declared With 'var'

Maxi Contieri

Feb 23 '22

Code Smell 116 - Variables Declared With 'var'

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Cover image for Code Smell 117 - Unrealistic Data

Maxi Contieri

Mar 3 '22

Code Smell 117 - Unrealistic Data

#oop #javascript #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

Cover image for Code Smell 118 - Return False

Maxi Contieri

Mar 5 '22

Code Smell 118 - Return False

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Cover image for Code Smell 119 - Stairs Code

Maxi Contieri

Mar 8 '22

Code Smell 119 - Stairs Code

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Cover image for Code Smell 120 - Sequential IDs

Maxi Contieri

Mar 10 '22

Code Smell 120 - Sequential IDs

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Cover image for Code Smell 121 - String Validations

Maxi Contieri

Mar 13 '22

Code Smell 121 - String Validations

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Cover image for Code Smell 122 - Primitive Obsession

Maxi Contieri

Mar 17 '22

Code Smell 122 - Primitive Obsession

#oop #webdev #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Cover image for Code Smell 123 - Mixed 'What' and 'How'

Maxi Contieri

Mar 22 '22

Code Smell 123 - Mixed 'What' and 'How'

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Cover image for Code Smell 124 - Divergent Change

Maxi Contieri

Mar 24 '22

Code Smell 124 - Divergent Change

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Cover image for Code Smell 125 - 'IS-A' Relationship

Maxi Contieri

Mar 26 '22

Code Smell 125 - 'IS-A' Relationship

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Cover image for Code Smell 126 - Fake Null Object

Maxi Contieri

Apr 2 '22

Code Smell 126 - Fake Null Object

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Cover image for Code Smell 127 - Mutable Constants

Maxi Contieri

Apr 5 '22

Code Smell 127 - Mutable Constants

#tutorial #webdev #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Cover image for Code Smell 128 - Non English Coding

Maxi Contieri

Apr 9 '22

Code Smell 128 - Non English Coding

#codenewbie #webdev #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Cover image for Code Smell 129 - Structural Optimizations

Maxi Contieri

Apr 12 '22

Code Smell 129 - Structural Optimizations

#javascript #beginners #programming #tutorial