[Python-mode] huge files

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 15.02.2012 20:59, schrieb François Pinard:
> Andrea Crotti<andrea.crotti.0 at gmail.com>  writes:
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>> And really, 10k lines of code is not good, in any language, because
>> it's impossible just have a look at the file and understand (even very
>> approximatively) what is going on.
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> Hi, Andrea.
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> I really believe that there are ways to organize and document a big file
> so it is clear, legible, and manageable.
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updated doc/commands-python-mode.org
which should deliver some overview.



> It all depends on the code.  Gnus or Org could not be bundled as a
> single file.  Next to these, Python mode is still a tiny thing.
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> Splitting a small project in parts might augment the editing hurdle.  If
> the original file is disorganised, splitting it might organise it a bit,
> but overall, this would only very marginally improve it.
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> If there is a problem in the area of clarity and legibility, splitting
> is really not going to solve it in a significant way.  This would be a
> wrong approach for a real problem.
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> Oh, no doubt that there might be other good reasons to split.  But as
> far as the quality of the documentation is meant, it would not buy us
> much, and might only induce useless delays.
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> François
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