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Re: Limit number of function parameters

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On 29.11.2016 at 03:15, Scott Sauyet:

> Christoph M. Becker wrote:
>
>> | The ideal number of arguments for a function is zero (niladic). Next 
>> | comes one (monadic), followed closely by two (dyadic). Three arguments
>> | (triadic) should be avoided where possible. More than three
>> | (polyadic) requires very special justification and then shouldn't be 
>> | used anyway.
>>
>> This rule is given in an OOP context, so for functional or procedural
>> style most likely one should be added (niladic functional or procedural
>> functions rarely make sense).
> 
> I agree.  This sounds exactly right.  There are of course uses of unary 
> functions in functional programming, but that's either at the boundary of 
> a program or as thunks of computation set aside to be processed if 
> they're actually needed.  Neither has anything to do with API design.

Hm, did you meant "nullary" instead of "unary"?  For instance, there are
several useful unary functions in Rambda.

>> [1] Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
> 
> I don't know why that classic has never bubbled its way to the top of my 
> to-read list.  One of these days...

A caveat, though: the author appears to be as opinionated as Douglas
Crockford. :-)

-- 
Christoph M. Becker

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          Re: Why does savepng workl with eventlistener but not by call from form? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-11-26 22:47 +0100
            Re: Why does savepng workl with eventlistener but not by call from form? "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-11-27 00:11 +0100
              Re: Why does savepng workl with eventlistener but not by call from form? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-11-27 00:57 +0100
                Re: Why does savepng workl with eventlistener but not by call from form? Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2016-11-27 01:08 +0000
                Re: Limit number of function parameters (was:Why does savepng workl with eventlistener but not by call from form?) "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-11-28 18:17 +0100
                Re: Limit number of function parameters (was:Why does savepng workl with eventlistener but not by call from form?) Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2016-11-29 02:15 +0000
                Re: Limit number of function parameters "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-12-02 20:24 +0100
                Re: Limit number of function parameters Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2016-12-03 01:58 +0000

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