>>>Ok, here's my refactoring fetish again...
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>>Fetish... nice word :)
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>Yeah, I've had to admit to it - 12 step program, ya know :)
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>>What you're describing here, is what I do a lot. However, the better programmer should employ a practical limitation to the degree of chunking. If it is done without limit, you'll get what I call macaroni code. See also my message
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>>The better programmer will stop chunking up any further as soon as that it becomes harder to think of a sensible name for the new chunk.
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>>So, there comes a moment that chunking up even further is no longer the method to prevent 'premature' exits.
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>Absolutely. Nice extreme example in the linked message - I "de-factor" some of that kind of stuff. :)
De-factor... also a nice word. I'll remember it :)
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