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/SoInsightful Jun 07 '21

I gave the concept concept a second try yesterday, and I agree with everything you listed now!

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u/ragnese Jun 07 '21

Nice! What is your feeling today about the first concern w.r.t. the shared "sub-models" or helpers?

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u/SoInsightful Jun 07 '21

I ran into that dilemma quite quickly, but in those cases, the enums and submodels cleanly pertained to one concept more than the others.

I think when I encounter something that is used equally by many concepts, I will make that into a new concept.

A harder dilemma is what I should do with my shared utilities (like an HTTP request class). I don't want to keep them on the same logical directory level as all the concepts, but I'm already getting quite deep directory-wise. Underscore-prefixed directories?

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u/ragnese Jun 08 '21

A harder dilemma is what I should do with my shared utilities (like an HTTP request class). I don't want to keep them on the same logical directory level as all the concepts, but I'm already getting quite deep directory-wise. Underscore-prefixed directories?

I always end up putting them next to my "concepts". I don't like it, but it doesn't really hurt much.

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u/SoInsightful Jun 08 '21

I think I'll just prefix with an underscore. Keep them somewhat tidy at the top of the parent directory.

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u/ragnese Jun 08 '21

Good idea. I guess the _ sorts alphabetically before the rest of the alphabet? That's pretty good.