That’s the same thing we were thinking. Most of the time it’s just as easy to program “right” as it is “wrong” and by looking into the whys of different programming principles, it’s easier to keep in mind why a principle was developed in the first place.

Take care,
Bill

Thanks for the great post. While many of us apply these principles on a daily basis, it’s great to see them in writing. It refreshes the “why” behind the things we do, forcing us to consiously step back and think about them again. I’ll be looking forward to this new series of articles.

Tyler.

It’s our blog software. It requires that we put in &lt for the less than symbol and &gt for the greater than symbol. This is what the declarations really look like.

private var recCmds:Vector.<int>
private var recCoord:Vector.<Number>

We have to work something out when using Vectors because if we put in the symbol substitutes, when readers cut and paste or download the listings, they’ll get the wrong symbols.

Glad to hear you like our blog. We lucked out and have a terrific reader base.

Kindest regards,
Bill

One question?: What is this saying/doing, never seen this before?

private var recCmds:Vector.;

&

recCmds = new Vector.(5, true);

What is the “new Vector.” and why this instead of “new Vector” and why “recCmds:Vector” instead of “recCmds:Vector”?

Thanks, J