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Weverton Timoteo
CTO at SourceLevel · | 13 upvotes · 82.7K views
To communicate isn’t just getting rid of syntax errors and making code work. The code should communicate ideas to people through a programming language that computers can also understand.
You should adopt semantic variables, classes, modules, and methods names. For instance, in Ruby, we avoid using particular prefixes such as is_paid, get_name and set_name. In their places, we use directly paid?, name, and name=.
My advice is to use idiomatic and features that the programming language you use offers to you whenever possible, and figure out ways to better pass the message.
Why wouldn’t we be worried about semantics, typos, and styles? We should care for the quality of our code, and the many concepts that define it. You can start by using a linter to collect some issues from your codebase automatically.
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Pros of Code Climate
- Auto sync with Github71
- Simple grade system that motivates to keep code clean49
- Better coding45
- Free for open source30
- Hotspots for quick refactoring candidates21
- Continued encouragement to a have better / cleaner code15
- Great UI13
- Makes you a better coder11
- Duplication Detection10
- Safe and Secure5
- Private2
- Extremely accurate in telling you the errors2
- GitHub only2
- Python inspection2
- Great open community2
- GitHub integration, status inline in PRs2
- Uses rubocop2
- Locally Installable API1
Pros of PullReview
- Very detailed review of my code18
- Useful10
- Github integration9
- Feels like a teacher is helping me7
- Up to date inspections5
- Ease of setup5
- Free for OSS5
- Fix the problems before they reach the master branch4
- Just awesome3
- Rails only2
- Pullreview just made our life so much easier1
- Relevant SO discussions1
Pros of RuboCop
- Open-source9
- Completely free8
- Runs Offline7
- Follows the Ruby Style Guide by default4
- Can automatically fix some problems4
- Customizable4
- Atom package2
- Integrates with Vim/Emacs/Atom/Sublime/2
- Integrates With Custom CMS1
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- Learning curve, static analysis comparable to eslint2
- Complains about small stylistic decisions1
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What is Code Climate?
After each Git push, Code Climate analyzes your code for complexity, duplication, and common smells to determine changes in quality and surface technical debt hotspots.
What is PullReview?
PullReview helps Ruby and Rails developers to develop new features cleanly, on-time, and with confidence by automatically reviewing their code.
What is RuboCop?
RuboCop is a Ruby static code analyzer. Out of the box it will enforce many of the guidelines outlined in the community Ruby Style Guide.
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