Prioritize code simplification by removing unnecessary complexity, avoiding duplication, and leveraging existing utilities. This improves readability and maintainability while reducing potential bugs.
Prioritize code simplification by removing unnecessary complexity, avoiding duplication, and leveraging existing utilities. This improves readability and maintainability while reducing potential bugs.
Key practices:
Example of simplification:
// Before: Unnecessary length check and duplication
if len(request.FirstAvailable) > 0 {
for _, subRequest := range request.FirstAvailable {
// process subRequest
}
}
// After: Direct ranging (safe for empty slices)
for _, subRequest := range request.FirstAvailable {
// process subRequest
}
// Before: Local variables for simple values
trueVal := true
spec.SetHostnameAsFQDN = &trueVal
// After: Use utility functions
spec.SetHostnameAsFQDN = ptr.To(true)
This approach reduces cognitive load, minimizes maintenance overhead, and makes code more self-documenting by removing unnecessary abstractions and leveraging well-tested standard patterns.
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