[ros-dev] Re: [ros-svn] [gdalsnes] 18113:-reorderInsertXscendingOrder macro argument order and update uses

crashofurit crashfourit at gmail.com
Wed Sep 28 17:51:15 CEST 2005


However an large function can also ramper readability and mantainiblility. I
think the best thing is to evaluate on how to write a function on a case by
case basis.

On 9/28/05, Thomas Weidenmueller <w3seek at reactos.com> wrote:
>
> Casper Hornstrup wrote:
> >
> >
> >>The alternative is: do the cleanup at every return, use goto or use
> >>try/finally.
> >>1)Cleanup at every return is madness. Most functions in ros do a large
> >>amount of cleanup at each return and I sometimes spot mistakes where
> >>one/more return misses some cleanup. Those errors are _hard_ to find.
> >
> >
> > The functions are too large then. Use more smaller functions instead.
>
> I agree with Nathan. Having tons of small functions often isn't a good
> solution, especially when you'd have to create dozens of small helper
> functions. That not just only generates slower code but also makes it
> more difficult to get a picture of the algorithm used. I much more
> prefer jumping to cleanup labels the way Nathan demonstrated it. Of
> course I avoid it where it doesn't make sense.
>
> - Thomas
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