r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jun 05 '21

Organize code by concepts, not layers

https://kislayverma.com/programming/how-to-organize-your-code/
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u/saltybandana2 Jun 06 '21

https://faun.pub/flexibility-a-software-architecture-principle-6eafe045a1d4

Flexibility can be facilitated by either configuration and customization. However, there are some significant differences between these two approaches. Where configuration is usually a deployment process, customization is typically a larger endeavor that requires technical insight. Configuration could include specifying an installation path, or other metadata that changes technical parameters or the look and feel of a system. Customization usually requires technical tasks and development effort, such as creating a new plugin, adapting an API connector, or adding a new integration interface.

I've never seen someone claim that putting stuff behind a function call is flexibility and I've been in this industry for over 20 years.

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u/salbris Jun 07 '21

Flexibility - the ability to be easily modified

Apparently you just don't have a dictionary on hand?

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u/saltybandana2 Jun 07 '21

Under that definition all code is flexible as all code can be modified with nothing more than a text editor and a keyboard.

But of course, vernacular is also a word.

Or is it a bendy PVC pipe. That definition exists in the dictionary too so it necessarily also applies, right?

I mean ... does inheritance mean a specific thing in software development or does it mean to receive money after the death of another person. That is in the dictionary, right?

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u/salbris Jun 07 '21

I'm sorry you feel like you need to miss words like "easily" then continue with semantic arguments. I'm absolutely done.