Quotes About Code

Tightly relating the code to an underlying model gives the code meaning and makes the model relevant.

The complexity of a highly detailed interaction ends up being handled in the application layer, allowing domain knowledge to creep into the application or user interface code, where it is lost from the domain layer.

The goal is that not only can a developer understand what the code does; he or she can also understand why it does what it does and can relate that to the ongoing communication with the domain experts.

Lexical scope means that we can determine the scope of a variable by reading our code.

the truth is JavaScript actually makes two passes over your page: in the first pass it reads all the function definitions, and in the second it begins executing your code. So

To write code this way, you need to consider the events that can happen, and how your code should react. Computer science types like to say that this kind of code is asynchronous, because we're writing code to be invoked later, if and when an event occurs. This

Take what varies and "encapsulate" it so it won't affect the rest of your code.

A function without a return statement returns undefined.

Using a method to change a property is another example of encapsulation whereby we can often improve the maintainability and extensibility of code by letting an object worry about how it gets things done. It's

You can use arguments to create a function that accepts a variable number of arguments, or create a function that does different things depending on the number of arguments passed to it. Let's

We have to let the Warrior Code rule our hearts. The death of a warrior does not mean victory.

But loyalty isn't rooted in friendship. It's much stronger than that. It comes from being born and raised under the same sky, from walking the same path as our ancestors, and from sharing the warrior code. With this life I commit you to upholding the warrior code, whatever challenges you might face. This is the wisdom of our ancestors, all our traditions distilled. Trust the code to lead you along the right path.

What's the point of knowing the warrior code if all you do is ignore what it says?

These mysteries were too much for him; he was a warrior, and all he wanted was to follow the warrior code. But what should he do, when the code did not speak clearly to him?

Cedarstar was the first of the nine cats to step forward. He bowed his head to Brokentail and meowed, "I give you a life to live by the warrior code. Remember it well, Brokentail, and let it be your guide. Wiser cats than you or I have lost their way without it.

Shadowsight pressed on. "This is what they told me," he insisted. "They showed me a vision of the cats who have broken the code." Kestrelflight's ears flattened. "Which cats?" he demanded. "Crowfeather, Squirrelflight, Jayfeather—

With this life I commit you to upholding the warrior code, whatever challenges you might face.

If wishes were prey, we'd eat like lions come leaf-bare. But we'd die of boredom! You know that's not what the life of the Clans is like. The warrior code guides us through the dark times, the cold and the hunger. And the good times seem all the sweeter for it. Have faith, Bluestar. We'll survive.

We should if they're being driven out of their territory and starved to death," Lionpaw argued. "What the Tribe needs is the warrior code, and we're going to teach it to them!

What the Tribe needs is the warrior code, and we're going to teach it to them!

The Clans have forgotten the code," the voice whispered. "It has been broken time and time again, and because of the codebreakers, every Clan must pay a price. They must suffer.

Hunting Fish! Not all cats obey the code all the time. For where there are young cats and a

We all were. We wanted to learn the warrior code." "Only because you wanted to be like ThunderClan," Needlepaw scoffed.

And what does the code tell you to do when you catch prey?" Dewspring asked. His words made Rootpaw think of sinking his teeth into a nice juicy mouse. His jaws watered. "Eat it," he replied.