TIL (Today I Learned) - Programmatic programming #4

Today's 3 Line Summary

  • Don't trust evev yourself. When you think "that could never happen", check it
  • if use resources, check to freed status when finish
  • Always take small, deliberate steps, checking for feedback and adjusting before proceeding.

TIL (Today I Learned) date

2022.03.24

The scope I read today

Chapter 4 Pragmatic Paranoia

What you want to remember in the book

  • But Pragmatic Programmers take this a step further. They don’t trust themselves, either.

Topic 23. Design by Contract

  • Remember, if your contract indicates that you’ll acceptanything and promise the world in return, then you’ve got a lotof code to write!

Topic 24. Dead Programs Tell No Lies

  • Pragmatic Programmers tell themselves that if there is an error,something very, very bad has happened.
  • A dead program normally does a lot less damage than a crippledone.

Topic 25. Assertive Programming

  • Whenever you find yourself thinking “but of course that could never happen,” add code to check it.
  • Don’t use assertions in place of real error handling. Assertions check for things that should never happen
  • Turning off assertions when you deliver a program toproduction is like crossing a high wire without a net because you once made it across in practice.

Topic 26. How to Balance Resources

  • Finish What You Start
  • Because Pragmatic Programmers trust no one, including ourselves, we feel that it is always a good idea to build code thatactually checks that resources are indeed freed appropriately

Topic 27. Don't Outrun Your Headlights

  • Always take small, deliberate steps, checking for feedback and adjusting before proceeding. Consider that the rate of feedback is your speed limit. You never take on a step or a task that’s “too big.”
  • Avoid Fortune-Telling : Much of the time, tomorrow looks a lot like today. But don’tcount on it.

How did you feel reading it today?

  • When I was writing a test case, I sometimes think "Does this situation really happening?". After I read this chapter and the sentence "Pragmatic Programmers don't trust themselves," I thought I should be more assertive in writing a case.

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