"The Clean Code Talks -- Inheritance, Polymorphism, & Testing"

Why it was recommended

This talk gives a great overview of why boolean flags (rather, if-statements) can be a code smell

RecommendationMr_P · Original2022-05

What it covers

Misko Hevery's Clean Code Talk shows how to use object-oriented techniques such as polymorphism to remove repeated if and switch statements. The result is code that is. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Google TechTalks

Length

38 min 25 sec

Year

2008

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