Oleksii TrekhlebThis a list of state-of-the-art shitcode principles your project should follow.
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The Principles
💩 Name variables in a way as if your code was already obfuscated
Less keystrokes, more time for you.
Good 👍🏻
let a = 42;
Bad 👎🏻
let age = 42;
💩 Mix variable/functions naming style
Celebrate the difference.
Good 👍🏻
let wWidth = 640;
let w_height = 480;
Bad 👎🏻
let windowWidth = 640;
let windowHeight = 480;
💩 Never write comments
No one is going to read your code anyway.
Good 👍🏻
const cdr = 700;
Bad 👎🏻
// Callback function debounce rate in milliseconds.
const callbackDebounceRate = 700;
💩 Always write comments in your native language
If you violated the "No comments" principle then at least try to write comments in a language that is different from the language you use to write the code. If your native language is English you may violate this principle.
Good 👍🏻
// Закриваємо модальне віконечко при виникненні помилки.
toggleModal(false);
Bad 👎🏻
// Hide modal window on error.
toggleModal(false);
💩 Try to mix formatting style as much as possible
Celebrate the difference.
Good 👍🏻
let i = ['tomato', 'onion', 'mushrooms'];
let d = [ "ketchup", "mayonnaise" ];
Bad 👎🏻
let ingredients = ['tomato', 'onion', 'mushrooms'];
let dressings = ['ketchup', 'mayonnaise'];
💩 Put as much code as possible into one line
Good 👍🏻
document.location.search.replace(/(^\?)/,'').split('&').reduce(function(o,n){n=n.split('=');o[n[0]]=n[1];return o},{})
Bad 👎🏻
document.location.search
.replace(/(^\?)/, '')
.split('&')
.reduce((searchParams, keyValuePair) => {
keyValuePair = keyValuePair.split('=');
searchParams[keyValuePair[0]] = keyValuePair[1];
return searchParams;
},
{}
)
💩 Fail silently
Whenever you catch an error it is not necessary for anyone to know about it. No logs, no error modals, chill.
Good 👍🏻
try {
// Something unpredictable.
} catch (error) {
// tss... 🤫
}
Bad 👎🏻
try {
// Something unpredictable.
} catch (error) {
setErrorMessage(error.message);
// and/or
logError(error);
}
💩 Do not lock your dependencies
Update your dependencies on each new installation in uncontrolled way. Why stick to the past, let's use the cutting edge libraries versions.
Good 👍🏻
$ ls -la
package.json
Bad 👎🏻
$ ls -la
package.json
package-lock.json
💩 Triangle principle
Be like a bird - nest, nest, nest.
Good 👍🏻
function someFunction() {
if (condition1) {
if (condition2) {
asyncFunction(params, (result) => {
if (result) {
for (;;) {
if (condition3) {
}
}
}
})
}
}
}
Bad 👎🏻
function someFunction() {
if (!condition1 || !condition2) {
return;
}
const result = await asyncFunction(params);
if (!result) {
return;
}
for (;;) {
if (condition3) {
}
}
}
💩 Avoid covering your code with tests
This is a duplicate and unnecessary amount of work.
