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    Super Lloyd
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    Well I haven't pay attention to how long mine are. But the fact is, I'm porting my boss's MacOSX application to Windows and I routinely found method over... ... ... 1300 lines of code! :doh: To tone done this fact I should mention it's written in Objective-C which, like C and C++, is quite verbose. And there are (a few) comments. Yet, it's long.... That the size of a class for me! Sometimes I found it tiresome to "translate it" to proper C#...

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      Well I haven't pay attention to how long mine are. But the fact is, I'm porting my boss's MacOSX application to Windows and I routinely found method over... ... ... 1300 lines of code! :doh: To tone done this fact I should mention it's written in Objective-C which, like C and C++, is quite verbose. And there are (a few) comments. Yet, it's long.... That the size of a class for me! Sometimes I found it tiresome to "translate it" to proper C#...

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      Yep, 1460 lines in one of my functions. Its a switch statement that handles LCP requests, all written in C. The file itself is 5000 lines plus. Longest file I ever saw was over 90,000 lines. It was auto generated code consisting of a class constructor. (Yes, just one constructor). It was generated from an excell file that defined the data layout of a particular RAM pack.

      Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

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        Yep, 1460 lines in one of my functions. Its a switch statement that handles LCP requests, all written in C. The file itself is 5000 lines plus. Longest file I ever saw was over 90,000 lines. It was auto generated code consisting of a class constructor. (Yes, just one constructor). It was generated from an excell file that defined the data layout of a particular RAM pack.

        Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

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        Super Lloyd
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        Perhaps I should say your longuest, manually typed, non-repitive function! big switch or auto generated obviously don't qualify! (they could be very long, yet very clear) speaking of autogenerate code, for this project I auto generated 4 files. one of them is 1 MB, 400.000 line of Managed C++ ;P

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          Well I haven't pay attention to how long mine are. But the fact is, I'm porting my boss's MacOSX application to Windows and I routinely found method over... ... ... 1300 lines of code! :doh: To tone done this fact I should mention it's written in Objective-C which, like C and C++, is quite verbose. And there are (a few) comments. Yet, it's long.... That the size of a class for me! Sometimes I found it tiresome to "translate it" to proper C#...

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          Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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          It sounds like your boss needs educating in how to code in a maintainable fashion. I'd not let a method longer than about 100 lines through QA, and only then with harsh criticism and a promise to refactor it as soon as practical. If it can't fit on one sheet of A4 comfortably, it's far too long.

          Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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            Perhaps I should say your longuest, manually typed, non-repitive function! big switch or auto generated obviously don't qualify! (they could be very long, yet very clear) speaking of autogenerate code, for this project I auto generated 4 files. one of them is 1 MB, 400.000 line of Managed C++ ;P

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            The 1400 line function was manually typed, in C, as is the whole file.

            Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

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              Well I haven't pay attention to how long mine are. But the fact is, I'm porting my boss's MacOSX application to Windows and I routinely found method over... ... ... 1300 lines of code! :doh: To tone done this fact I should mention it's written in Objective-C which, like C and C++, is quite verbose. And there are (a few) comments. Yet, it's long.... That the size of a class for me! Sometimes I found it tiresome to "translate it" to proper C#...

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              12 Years of marriage! does that count ? -- modified at 4:10 Tuesday 1st August, 2006


              Look where you want to go not where you don't want to crash. Bikers Bible

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                It sounds like your boss needs educating in how to code in a maintainable fashion. I'd not let a method longer than about 100 lines through QA, and only then with harsh criticism and a promise to refactor it as soon as practical. If it can't fit on one sheet of A4 comfortably, it's far too long.

                Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                Indeed!! :-D

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                  12 Years of marriage! does that count ? -- modified at 4:10 Tuesday 1st August, 2006


                  Look where you want to go not where you don't want to crash. Bikers Bible

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                  Super Lloyd
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                  that depends... ;P

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                    It sounds like your boss needs educating in how to code in a maintainable fashion. I'd not let a method longer than about 100 lines through QA, and only then with harsh criticism and a promise to refactor it as soon as practical. If it can't fit on one sheet of A4 comfortably, it's far too long.

                    Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                    Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:

                    If it can't fit on one sheet of A4 comfortably, it's far too long

                    Absolutely - My longest methods tend to be unit tests where they set up the environment before running the test code and then testing the results afterwards. For production code a few lines is typical, maybe two or three dozen at most.


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                      It sounds like your boss needs educating in how to code in a maintainable fashion. I'd not let a method longer than about 100 lines through QA, and only then with harsh criticism and a promise to refactor it as soon as practical. If it can't fit on one sheet of A4 comfortably, it's far too long.

                      Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                      needs one serious dose of QACPP me thinks ...

                      Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch

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                        It sounds like your boss needs educating in how to code in a maintainable fashion. I'd not let a method longer than about 100 lines through QA, and only then with harsh criticism and a promise to refactor it as soon as practical. If it can't fit on one sheet of A4 comfortably, it's far too long.

                        Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                        "It has to fit on one page". Then the boss orders a poster size printer... X|

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                          It sounds like your boss needs educating in how to code in a maintainable fashion. I'd not let a method longer than about 100 lines through QA, and only then with harsh criticism and a promise to refactor it as soon as practical. If it can't fit on one sheet of A4 comfortably, it's far too long.

                          Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                          :-O I've got a method about 230 lines long (with a lot of comments). It's the main method for a full-fledged table layout algorithm that has: * col/row width options such as fit-to-content, percent, and absolute * the ability to choose which rows/cols get "crushed" or get collapsed when things don't fit * choice of which rows/cols if any are widened to fit the remaining layout area * space prioritization for rows/cols * repeating rows/cols * at least several other features I've broken up the functionality into at least 15 methods, but the main function is still too big for my liking. -- modified at 5:03 Tuesday 1st August, 2006

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                            Well I haven't pay attention to how long mine are. But the fact is, I'm porting my boss's MacOSX application to Windows and I routinely found method over... ... ... 1300 lines of code! :doh: To tone done this fact I should mention it's written in Objective-C which, like C and C++, is quite verbose. And there are (a few) comments. Yet, it's long.... That the size of a class for me! Sometimes I found it tiresome to "translate it" to proper C#...

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                            longest class I've ever seen was over 13000 lines long. It contained 8 classes with all the functions scattered through one another. It was VC++. It was the kind of program that gets you the response: "Don't touch that, it works." response. :laugh:

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                              longest class I've ever seen was over 13000 lines long. It contained 8 classes with all the functions scattered through one another. It was VC++. It was the kind of program that gets you the response: "Don't touch that, it works." response. :laugh:

                              I've found a living worth working for, but I haven't found work worth living for. :beer:
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                              Not bad hey! ;)

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                                Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:

                                If it can't fit on one sheet of A4 comfortably, it's far too long

                                Absolutely - My longest methods tend to be unit tests where they set up the environment before running the test code and then testing the results afterwards. For production code a few lines is typical, maybe two or three dozen at most.


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                                Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                                I often find the length of the method banner (particularly if it has full Doxygen commenting and notes on the usage of the method) is a significant proportion of that of the method itself...:doh:

                                Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                                  needs one serious dose of QACPP me thinks ...

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                                  Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                                  Yep...and probably a large shotgun. ;)

                                  Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                                    I often find the length of the method banner (particularly if it has full Doxygen commenting and notes on the usage of the method) is a significant proportion of that of the method itself...:doh:

                                    Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                                    Often I find that it is much larger than the method. By the time you add examples of use, pre and post conditions, etc., etc. Graham

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                                      12 Years of marriage! does that count ? -- modified at 4:10 Tuesday 1st August, 2006


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                                      Frank Kerrigan wrote:

                                      12 Years of marriage! does that count ?

                                      I agree, it's the most difficult part, and you can not debug any line.

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                                        longest class I've ever seen was over 13000 lines long. It contained 8 classes with all the functions scattered through one another. It was VC++. It was the kind of program that gets you the response: "Don't touch that, it works." response. :laugh:

                                        I've found a living worth working for, but I haven't found work worth living for. :beer:
                                        :jig:

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                                        18000 lines in 1 class over here...:~

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                                          Often I find that it is much larger than the method. By the time you add examples of use, pre and post conditions, etc., etc. Graham

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                                          They can be. A great deal depends on the size and requirements of the interface.

                                          Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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