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Software Agility
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Avoid collapsible nested ‘if’
Merging collapsible if statements increases the code’s readability.
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Avoid catches that only rethrow
catch clause that only rethrows the caught exception has the same effect as omitting the catch altogether and letting it bubble up automatically, but…
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Avoid nested try-catch blocks
Although this is sometimes unavailable, nesting try/catch blocks severely impacts the readability of the source code as it makes it difficult to understand which…
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Avoid long case statements
The switch statement should be used only to clearly define some new branches in the control flow. As soon as a case clause contains…
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The code contains non-wrapped immediate function calls
When a function is to be invoked immediately, the entire invocation expression should be wrapped in parents. Wrapping an immediate function invocation in parentheses…
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The code contains too many var statements declaring several variables in it
Although JavaScript allows to declare multiple variables in a single chain, it is recommended to declare each variable separately as it is easier to…
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Avoid small switch/Case
SWITCH statements are useful when there are many different cases depending on the value of the same expression. However, code will me more readable…
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The code contains too many negative comparisons
This pattern verifies the presence in source code of negative comparisons. Depending on the frequency, CAST Highlight will trigger this code insight.
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The code contains too many MOVE instructions with multiple assignments
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Spaces between function name and opening parenthesis cause bugs
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