As developers we write code everyday, only to frown at it a week after that. Why do we have such a hard time with code written by others and ourselves, this raging desire to rewrite everything we see? Writing code that survives the test of time and self judgment is a matter of clarity and simplicity. Let's talk about growing, learning and improving our code with calisthenics, readability and good design.

1. Writing code
that lasts.
Rafael Dohms
@rdohms
photo: djandyw.com
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3. Writing code
you won’t hate tomorrow.
Rafael Dohms
@rdohms
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4. Rafael Dohms
or @rdohms on twitter

5. Developer
Herder

6. Lead Backend
Developer

7. Let me
introduce
you to
someone…

10. No Tests.
Wrote his own framework.
500 line methods.
Used Singletons!
shhh.. don’t tell Grumpy.
.. and used it.
.. and every other anti-pattern out there.
… not even methods, they were functions

11. photo: Rob Allen (@akrabat)

13. REWRITE
ALL THE CODE!
image: hyperboleandahalf

14. Real Developers,
SHIP STUFF.
photo: Glyn Lowe Photoworks

18. How do we find
balance?
photo: Kalexanderson

19. Code has an
expiration date
photo: CarbonNYC

20. Code is
perishable, it rots.
photo by: massdistraction

21. Code Evolves
photo by: kevin dooley

22. Languages evolve.
photo by: raneko

23. You evolve.
photo by: Kaptain Kobold

24. Complexity
kills
Comprehension
photo: osbornb

25. Bad Design
photo: miskan

26. Bad specs

27. NIH
source: Urban dictionary
photo by: John 'K'

28. NIH
| nɒt ɪnˈventɪd hɪə |
Not Invented Here —The German art of humiliating any technology,
agricultural product, or (medical) scientific work that has not been
invented or produced in Germany, Switzerland, or Austria.
source: Urban dictionary
photo by: John 'K'

29. The Solution™
photo: Ian Sane

30. Improve code

31. Improve code
make it easier to comprehend

32. Improve code
make it easier to comprehend
make it flexible

33. Improve code
make it easier to comprehend
make it flexible
make it tested

34. Improve code
make it easier to comprehend
make it flexible
make it tested
make it easier to replace, refactor

35. Improve code
make it easier to comprehend
make it flexible
make it tested
make it easier to replace, refactor
make it not exist

36. Testing
photo by: jeffkrause

37. Good Design
Concepts

38. SOLID
Single Responsibility
Open and Close
Liskov substitution
Interface Segregation
Dependency Inversion
photo by j_regan

39. photo by lofink
STUPID
Singleton
Tight Coupling
Untestability
Premature Optimization
Indescriptive Naming
Duplication

40. Design Patterns
photo by halloweenstock

41. Package
Managers

42. PIE
Proudly
Invented
Elsewhere

43. Readability
photo: Morgenland

44. paragraphs
photo: Trossachs Photography

45. whitespace

47. R&D Team for MIH/Naspers
São PauloCape Town

48. Object
Calisthenics
photo by: boston_public_library

49. Calisthenics
/ˌkaləsˈTHeniks/
Calisthenics are a form of dynamic exercise consisting of a variety of
simple, often rhythmical, movements, generally using minimal
equipment or apparatus.
photo by: boston_public_library

50. Its about perception,
not rules or standards photo by: david_a_l

51. #1
Only one
indentation level
per method.
photo by: justinliew

52. #2
Do not
use else
photo by: justinliew

56. #3
Wrap primitive
types, if they
contain behavior
photo by: justinliew

57. $component->repaint(false);

58. $component->repaint( new Animate(false) );

59. #4
Only one
-> per line
photo by: justinliew

60. #5
Do not
abbreviate.
photo by: justinliew

61. if($sx >= $sy) {
if ($sx > $strSysMatImgW) {
$ny = $strSysMatImgW * $sy / $sx;
$nx = $strSysMatImgW;
}
if ($ny > $strSysMatImgH) {
$nx = $strSysMatImgH * $sx / $sy;
$ny = $strSysMatImgH;
}
}

62. #6
Keep your
classes small.
photo by: justinliew

63. #7
Limit your
instance variables
to less then 5
photo by: justinliew

64. #8
Use first class
collections
photo by: justinliew

65. #9
Don’t use getters
and setters.
photo by: justinliew

66. #10
Document
your code.
photo by: justinliew

67. Your turn.

68. Improve
yourself!

69. Read lots of
code!

70. Write simple
code.

71. Try Object Calisthenics
for a month.

72. Use someone
else’s code.

73. Share bite size
libraries.

74. Thank you.
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@rdohms
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75. http://l.doh.ms/oc-material
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Slides
Books
Resources on
Object Calisthenics