coding-style

Django Template Tag inside JS script

I'm new to javascript so bear with me: I'm implementing Google Maps API and I'd like the first marker's InfoWindow to open when the template is first rendered but ONLY if certain condition is true. so, I have something like this: {% if project %} //the following is automatically open the infowindow of the FIRST marker in the array whe...

good refactoring or bad?

Given the following code: status = row[COL_STATUS] if status == "idle": row[COL_EDITABLE] = True row[COL_FONTSTYLE] = pango.STYLE_NORMAL row[COL_WEIGHT] = pango.WEIGHT_NORMAL elif status == "DCed": row[COL_EDITABLE] = True row[COL_FONTSTYLE] = pango.STYLE_ITALIC row[COL_WEIGHT...

Am I using Objective-C collections properly here?

I'm attempting to write an iPhone game. This function is intended to apply gravitational force to several objects. I'm porting it from Python and I'm wondering if my use of dictionaries and arrays as tuples makes sense and is typical/idiomatic in Objective C. Any comments on the code appreciated. + (void)updateBodies:(NSMutableArray*...

Coding standard for null checking

Possible Duplicates: What's the comparison difference? Null check in Java Most of the developers have the habit of writing the null checking with null in the left hand side.like, if(null == someVariable) Does this help any way? According to me this is affecting the readability of the code. ...

Is there any reason to use Core Graphics data types when working with UIView objects

Is there any real need to do this: CGFloat x = 10.0f; CGFloat y = 20.0f; someView.center = CGPointMake(x, y); Instead of this: float x = 10.0; float y = 20.0; someView.center = CGPointMake(x, y); ...aside from style considerations? Are there any performance implications at all? ...

Which is the most important code analysis rule and why?

A large set of code analysis rules is defined within Visual Studio and FxCop but which one do you find to be the most important and most critical to conform and why? Retrospectively, could any of the rules have saved you a lot of time/money if you had enforced them from the start or at least before your product was released? ...

Is there a stylecop equivalent for Ruby?

StyleCop is a tool that analyzes C# source code to enforce a set of style and consistency rules. Is there anything similar for the Ruby language? ...