https://github.com/raxod502/TerrariaClone/blob/master/src/Te...
You may not like it, but this is peak programming. A level of perfection attainable only by undergoing the rite of writing a single if statement with 100+ conditions.
You may not like it, but this is peak programming. A level of perfection attainable only by undergoing the rite of writing a single if statement with 100+ conditions.
What does this function do? Oh the power matrix? Oh it resolves that? Cool.
For example, line 5284 has a 8 inequality operators checking every 4th element (140. 144, 148,...). A single "blocks[1][y][x] % 4 != 0" would remove them all. There also appears to be 3 main segments in that huge block of code (111-118, 119-126, 137-168) which would allow it to be simplified.
A second question: Why is there no comments? Is this common?
It's frighteningly common, and more likely if only 1 developer is working on something. CS students comment far too much, but I would expect a monstrous chain like this to have at least -some- documentation.
Man I remember being this naive once :(
In the beginning of learning to program it’s easy to get stuck on the “clever” side of programming, but a lot of the time it can remove readability. The earlier you learn this, the more your future coworkers will appreciate you.
Good luck!
Iirc that particular bit of code is the power logic. You can file an issue on my fork if ys like me to write more on this when im not on a broken phone.
A coder strives to write the longest and most impressive code.
A programmer strives to write the code that solvers the problem at hand at the simplest and most reliable way.
Certainly, a great meme to use but also indicative of the divisive nature of some discussions, often without any sarcasm.