I’ve recently been dealing with legacy code refactoring both in theory and in practice: while I’m continuing some work on the igraph R package, I’ve started reading Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael Feathers, that had been in my to-read pile for months. In this post, I’ll summarize some ideas from both the book and my work.
“Cover and modify” with “characterization tests” When you start modifying your rusty code, how do you ensure you do not break existing and important behaviour inadvertently?
Une pratique confiante de git peut changer la vie professionnelle de quiconque écrit du code ou de la prose avec R. Avec git on obtient un historique utile à parcourir ou à consulter, la possibilité de travailler en parallèle sur différents aspects, etc. En particulier, un conseil récurrent sur git est de créer de petits commits atomiques avec des messages informatifs. Pourquoi ? Et comment ? Apprenez trois avantages des petits commits git.
How to pronounce my name
My last name is Salmon like the fish and the colour, and you can pronounce it like that if you want. My first name, Maëlle, is derived from a Celtic word that means princess or chief. It’s pronounced “Ma-El” as “ma” in “macaroni” and as the Spanish “El”.
