How To Code Well

149 - Sugar that syntax

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    • What is Syntax Sugar 

    This is a term used to describe code that is meant to be more readable and helpful to humans.  

    • It’s sometimes called Candygramming
    • Can shorten code to one liners which can be helpful and easier to read 
    • Can be difficult to change and maintain in the future 
    • Can lead to hidden magic features that are used in the language eg _get and _set 
    • Is sometime perceived as a lazy way to write code 
    • Reduces the syntax needed to perform an operation 
    • If done badly then it can lead to over complication, bad abstraction and even worse code readability then before
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