That just sounds to me like he hasn’t worked on large code bases with multiple teams. No way it would be considered acceptable once you’re interesting with enough other people.
This sadly sounds like one of the projects on my teamat the moment and it’s horrifying.
One guy working on it, I’m really the only reviewer. Code is all stuff like this. Variables named j1 through j20, dozens and dozens of nearly identical functions with tons of brute force, copy-pasted code, etc. Works well enough but it’s just horrifying to try to read and review.
Edit:. Just remembered, he had all these grouped functions passing (and sometimes returning) 60+ identical variables that didn’t need to be local because he refused to use class vars, etc.
He’s gotten a lot better about this stuff in the last year though
You know, as an amateur with massive impostor syndrome who’s probably going to be applying for jobs soon, this comment and those like it give me strength.
I found a variable named “t” Friday. I figured I must be looking at the minified version, but nope! Someone just decided to name something “t”, I have no idea why.
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That just sounds to me like he hasn’t worked on large code bases with multiple teams. No way it would be considered acceptable once you’re interesting with enough other people.
Or just worked on codebases long enough to forget them… the biggest bastard I’ve encountered has been past me
Solution: Code Style Guidelines doc that the team agrees on. A checkbox in the PR template that affirms that code is compliant with the guidelines.
This way it’s not personal, it’s a rule that everyone should follow as a shared standard.
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Use cicd tooling to enforce it not human eyes
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This sadly sounds like one of the projects on my teamat the moment and it’s horrifying.
One guy working on it, I’m really the only reviewer. Code is all stuff like this. Variables named j1 through j20, dozens and dozens of nearly identical functions with tons of brute force, copy-pasted code, etc. Works well enough but it’s just horrifying to try to read and review.
Edit:. Just remembered, he had all these grouped functions passing (and sometimes returning) 60+ identical variables that didn’t need to be local because he refused to use class vars, etc.
He’s gotten a lot better about this stuff in the last year though
You know, as an amateur with massive impostor syndrome who’s probably going to be applying for jobs soon, this comment and those like it give me strength.
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Stop right there. This idea does not exist in a workplace setting
Is he perhaps a decompiler?
I found a variable named “t” Friday. I figured I must be looking at the minified version, but nope! Someone just decided to name something “t”, I have no idea why.
I pity the fool!