The developer’s personal taste
Another significant factor contributing to bad code is the developer’s personal taste. Individual preferences and coding styles can vary widely, leading to subjective differences that impact code consistency and readability. For example, consider two developers, Bob and Alice. Bob prefers using concise, compact code that leverages advanced C++ features, while Alice favors more explicit and verbose code, prioritizing clarity and simplicity.
Bob might write a function using modern C++ features such as lambda expressions and the auto keyword:
auto process_data = [](const std::vector<int>& data) {
return std::accumulate(data.begin(), data.end(), 0L);
};
Alice, on the other hand, might prefer a more traditional approach, avoiding lambdas and using explicit types:
long process_data(const std::vector<int>& data) {
long sum = 0;
for (int value...
