FunctionLength.qhelp

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<overview>
<p>This metric measures the average number of lines of code per function in a file.</p>

<p>Having too many lines of code in a function is an indication that it can be split into several functions of more manageable size.</p>

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<recommendation>
<p>Long functions should be examined to see if they can be split into smaller, more cohesive functions.</p>

</recommendation>
<references>

<li>
  M. Fowler. <em>Refactoring</em>. Addison-Wesley, 1999.
</li>
<li>
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_refactoring">Wikipedia: Code refactoring</a>
</li>
<li>
  <a href="http://www.jot.fm/issues/issue_2005_01/column1/">Refactoring as Meta Programming?</a>
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