in reply to Balancing Logging and Code Readability
I think you've hit upon a very basic dilemma that most, if not all, good programmers have. I know that issue is something I struggle with as well.
My solution to the problem has been two-fold:
Here's an example:
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It's all fine and dandy until someone has to look at the code.
My solution to the problem has been two-fold:
- I make sure that the first thing on the line is the "important" code.
- I sometimes line-break then indent my logging code, to further emphasize its subordinate status.
Here's an example:
I'm not saying my way is the One True Way, but that's what I do and it works for me.# bad log("This code is broken!") unless $obj->method_call(arg1 => 'abc', ar +g2 => 123); # good $obj->method_call(arg1 => 'abc', arg2 => 123) or log("This code is broken!");
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It's all fine and dandy until someone has to look at the code.
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