Week 15 - IT and Ethics (Social Contract Theory - Clean Code)

-

 10 different ethical theories are mentioned by Michael J. Quinn in his Ethics for the Information Age book. In this article, I will provide an IT example of the Social Contract Theory. Social Contract Theory was formulated by Thomas Hobbes, and it is mainly about the set of rules that makes sense for everyone. An example would be driving in the right line for avoiding crashes. I will implement this theory in Information Technologies. 


The more complex and long the written codes are, the more it reduces the productivity of programmers. Complex programs emerge when teams and individuals work in groups. While the people in the project are familiar with the project details, the people who will be involved in the project after the field are unaware of the code structure of the project. The person involved later must read and fully understand the logic behind the code in order to benefit the project. At this point, writing clean code comes into play.


You can easily understand the logic of your functions during the coding phase. In other words, it is possible to understand what you are doing with the codes you have, which command you want to give, and which method you solve the question with. However, after a while, the codes used in the project may seem incomprehensible. The healthiest way to eliminate this problem is to work by writing clean code.


Benefits of clean coding in simple terms:

The code is easier to understand.

It is understandable for which command the code is used.

It is easy to continue even when returning to the project after a long time.

Others can easily understand.

Easier to maintain.

It is easier to test.


If you are interested in learning more about clean code, I can recommend a good book which I really like and reference from time to time: https://amz.run/5VYr




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week 13 - A Practical Example: the Story of Linux (Kali vs Parrot OS)

-
Image
 Linux is the most well-known and widely used open-source operating system. Unlike other operating systems, Linux has an open-source structure. This means that the person using the operating system can be aware of almost everything that goes on in the background of the computer, and can organize and develop the operating system in his own way. Whether you know Linux or not, you've probably used Linux before, albeit unintentionally. Almost a third of websites are run by servers built by Linux. Apart from that, the Linux operating system is generally used by individuals who are familiar with software and many large companies. The reason companies choose Linux when setting up their servers is because it is much more secure than other operating systems. In addition, Linux is a more flexible and comfortable operating system compared to other operating systems. There is also an incredibly large community working to improve Linux. Companies can really get tremendous help from this communi...
Read more

Week 5 - Computers and Laws I: Can Property Be Intellectual?

-
Image
 The main idea behind the book is to alter the idea of copyright legislation. In the first chapter, the writer begins the paragraph by denoting the fact that youngsters can be seen as criminals in the eyes of law because of copyrighted file sharing.  Living in the internet era, it does not seem possible to establish a rule or ban against file transferring between citizens. There is no technology to differentiate the copyrighted material and the private messages without revealing the information.  Another interesting scenario that the writer mention is that if people spend less money on purchasing CDs, they will spend the revenue to buy concert tickets which are more lucrative for artists than buying a CD. Furthermore, people in the past were not fully aware of the power of public libraries. Many people and authors were against public libraries because if people would use the same book without purchasing, the author could not earn money. However, it turned out that public ...
Read more

Week 12 - The Historical Hackerdom

-
Image
 In this forum, I will give my opinion on the book that was written by Pekka Himanen, Manual Castells, and Linus Torvalds. They come together to discuss hackers' working style, organization, work ethic, work urge, etc. To start with I will give some information about the writes. PEKKA HIMANEN: In her twenties, he received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Helsinki. His in-depth studies of the meaning of technological development put him in contact with academics, artists, government officials, and corporate executives. LINUS TORVALDS: While a student at the University of Helsinki in 1991, he created the Linux operating system, becoming one of the most respected hackers in the computing community. Since then, Linux has been used by thousands of users around the world.  MANUEL CASTELLS: Professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. The critically acclaimed trilogy The Information Age, The City, and author of more than twenty books. I would like t...
Read more