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            <description><![CDATA[If the method lines are exceeding 20-25 lines and the number of methods exceeds 20 that indiactes the issue with design.<br><br><br>Thanks<br>Sanjay Vashisht]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:49:10 -0400</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:author>Sanjay Vashisht</jf:author>
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            <description><![CDATA[In my opinion, ANY arbitrary number is a wrong one. What if you just HAVE to code a complex method, and find no suitable way to decompose it into a number of shorter, simpler methods? You give up on the project? You change the most effective algorithm...]]></description>
        

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            <description><![CDATA[I try to aim for an average of 10 lines per method, which makes for lots of little, easily tested methods. If a particular method gets to be too long, I split out part of its logic into another (usually private) method.<br><br>I don't worry so much about...]]></description>
        

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            <description><![CDATA[<blockquote>Guys,Just wanted to discuss, how many methods should be there in a class and how many lines should be there in each method.I feel 20/20 is a good count, means not more than 20 busniess methods per class and 20 lines per method. By saying 20...]]></description>
        

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        <title>Number of methods in a class</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Guys,<br><br>Just wanted to discuss, how many methods should be there in a class and how many lines should be there in each method.<br><br>I feel 20/20 is a good count, means not more than 20 busniess methods per class and 20 lines per method. By saying...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:10:27 -0400</pubDate>

        

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        <jf:date>Jun 25, 2004</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Sanjay Vashisht</jf:author>
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