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Reasoning about complex programs

For programs that can be complex to run for some reason, e.g. taking a long time, are there methods to understand and even debug or at least have some knowledge about the bugs without having to actually run it and see the outputs? Of course it would involve reading the code, but in which way?

What is vertically coupled alignment in source code?

Formatting multiline statements is an arcane art that most auto formatters and style guides can’t help you with. One habit I picked up is to ensure renaming things wont cause multiple lines to need to move due to what I thought was called vertical coupling. However, when I go searching for this term Google is no help.

What is vertically coupled alignment? Do we care?

Formatting multiline statements is an arcane art that most auto formatters and style guides can’t help you with. One habit I picked up is to ensure renaming things wont cause multiple lines to need to move due to what I thought was called vertical coupling. However, when I go searching for this term Google is no help.