diff --git a/source/_daily_emails/2024-09-26.md b/source/_daily_emails/2024-09-26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..44b0d6a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_daily_emails/2024-09-26.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +title: Don't add blank lines +date: 2024-09-26 +permalink: daily/2024/09/26/dont-add-blank-lines +tags: + - software-development +cta: ~ +snippet: | + Should you add blank lines in your code? +--- + +I recently saw a social media post that said something like "Don't add blank lines within functions. They take up space and don't add anything". + +I may have misremembered the exact wording, but that was the gist of it. + +I like to add blank lines within my functions to create and add separation between logical blocks of code. + +Whilst this doesn't add anything for a computer parsing and serving the code, or a CI pipeline performing checks, it makes the code easier for people to read and understand which, it my opinion, adds its own value - even if the functionality is the same.