Comments on: Helpers and Partials http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/11/helpers-and-partials/ The Fastest Way to Launch Successful Software Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Noel Rappin http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/11/helpers-and-partials/#comment-8985 Noel Rappin Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:11:46 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=1252#comment-8985 Seban -- I meant to mention HAML in the original post, but I guess I forgot. Basically, I think that as long as you factor it well, and your designers are willing to work with it it's fine, though I don't see it as a huge breakthrough. Although I like the indent block thing -- I was a happy Python programmer for a long time -- it does break down on very long blocks, and poorly factored view code does have a lot of long blocks. Those people here who are primarily working with HTML had a pretty negative reaction to some sample HAML code that I was showing around. Seban — I meant to mention HAML in the original post, but I guess I forgot. Basically, I think that as long as you factor it well, and your designers are willing to work with it it’s fine, though I don’t see it as a huge breakthrough.

Although I like the indent block thing — I was a happy Python programmer for a long time — it does break down on very long blocks, and poorly factored view code does have a lot of long blocks. Those people here who are primarily working with HTML had a pretty negative reaction to some sample HAML code that I was showing around.

]]> By: Doug Johnston http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/11/helpers-and-partials/#comment-8984 Doug Johnston Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:33:43 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=1252#comment-8984 Great post! I wish I would've read something like this a couple of years ago. I still have a fair amount of legacy code that needs to be refactored into the "fewer helpers, more partials" model. For a long time, I felt like creating a partial (and thus adding another file to my app) made it more complex. But, it's certainly better than bloated helper code. The Rails Textmate bundle is a lifesaver for this sort of refactoring. Highlight a chunk of view code, hit Ctrl-Shift-H, name your new partial and it does all the rest! http://github.com/drnic/ruby-on-rails-tmbundle/tree/master Great post! I wish I would’ve read something like this a couple of years ago. I still have a fair amount of legacy code that needs to be refactored into the “fewer helpers, more partials” model.

For a long time, I felt like creating a partial (and thus adding another file to my app) made it more complex. But, it’s certainly better than bloated helper code.

The Rails Textmate bundle is a lifesaver for this sort of refactoring. Highlight a chunk of view code, hit Ctrl-Shift-H, name your new partial and it does all the rest!

http://github.com/drnic/ruby-on-rails-tmbundle/tree/master

]]> By: Seban http://pathfindersoftware.com/2008/11/helpers-and-partials/#comment-8983 Seban Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:09:35 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=1252#comment-8983 How about using HAML? How about using HAML?

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