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Maxi Contieri

Software Engineer

Jan 5, 2021

Code Smell 53 - Explicit Iteration

We learned loops back in school. But enumerators and iterators are the next generation. TL;DR: Don't use indices while iterating. Prefer Higher level collections. Problems Encapsulation Declarativeness Solutions Favor foreach() or high order i...

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Chris Bongers

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Jan 5, 2021

Nice one!

I do wonder some times I favor a basic for i++ loop since forEach is not 100% browser supported.

What's your take on that?

An implicit prerequisite is that the code must work.

So a beautiful and declarative not working foreach is not a choice having a working explicit i++

The code must always work. If you have evidence some browsers does not support the declarative one i am ok with the old way.

Shame on browser compatibility

Maxi Contieri

Software Engineer

Jan 5, 2021

Chris Bongers

Looking to get into development? As a full-stack developer I guide you on this journey and give you bite sized tips every single day 👊

Jan 5, 2021

Maxi Contieri That makes sense, thanks for explaining

And yes, shame on browser compatibility!