Index_C

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C

cache

defined, 14, 15

use in optimization, 18–24

cache miss defined, 14, 15

call graph profiling defined, 47, 48, 49

CAP Epidemic. See Cut and Paste (CAP) Epidemic

chi, in Chinese culture, 292

class hierarchies and code complexity, 178, 184

code. See also algorithms; individual illnesses by name

abstraction and encapsulation of, 39–41, 145, 178, 200

assembly, 38

auto-completion of names in code editors, 41–44, 218–219

class hierarchies and code complexity, 178, 184

coding standards, 202

comments, 197–202, 216–218, 226–230 (See also communication; documentation)

conformance of, 150–151

duplicate

automation, role of, 96–98

avoiding, 66–68, 90–91, 96–98, 103, 118–119

multiple derived classes, 185

preprocessors in preventing code duplication, 89–90

editors, 41–45, 219

fragile software architecture (See Brittle Bones)

reusable code, types of, 124–133

self-documenting, 195–197

snippets, 124–125, 151, 200

spaghetti code defined, 14

third-party code, 105, 117, 119, 122–124, 151–152

visualization tools, 68

collection of values, 245–248

commandAction function, 129

comments, code, 197–202, 216–218, 226–230. See also communication; documentation

Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), 135

communication. See also comments, code; documentation

computer language, 133, 292–294

technical support, 121

verbal, 66–67, 272–275, 278–279, 291–292, 300

community level technical support, 121

Complexification

Premature Optimization, 162, 165, 173, 174

Complexification Syndrome

Brittle Bones, 266

cure, 172–175

defined, 53, 159, 162

and Over Simplification, 175

prevention, 165–172

symptoms of, 159–165

concatenation, 235, 237

conferences, role in professional development, 286, 300

conformance of code, 150–151

consistency, lack of, 258–259

constraints, on data input, 10–13

context highlighting, 245

context-sensitive translation, 237

conventions, naming, 220

conversion operations, 137

copy-on-write (COW) applications, 16, 17

countdown function, 197

CppUnit for C++ testing, 54

crunch time, 288

curing techniques

Brittle Bones, 264–266

Complexification Syndrome, 172–175

Cut and Paste (CAP), 104–108

Docuphobia, 207–212

Hardcode, 244–249

i, 226–231

Myopia, 286–289

Not Invented Here (NIH) Syndrome, 148–152, 148–154

Over Simplification, 182–186

Premature Optimization, 54–56

Requirement Deficiency, 278–281

Cut and Paste (CAP) Epidemic. See also Hardcode

aspect-oriented programming, 90–96, 101

Brittle Bones, 252–260

defined, 59

and Docuphobia, 209

functions, 71–77

generic programming, 88–89, 130–131

libraries, 69–71

objects, use of, 77–86

preprocessors in preventing code duplication, 89–90

prevention of, 66–104, 110–111

symptoms of, 59–63, 65

templates, use of, 86–88

CVS source control software, 54, 55, 174, 280

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