Too many class definitions can cause agility issues

CostSoftware AgilityCode Readability

Too many class definitions can cause agility issues

This code insight counts number of classes definition pattern :

class xxx {

template <…> class xxx {

5362

Why you should care

Business Impacts

It is recommended to avoid these in order to ensure the code is more readable and cost effective.

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CAST recommendations

References

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