Rather than opting-in to git blame, it would be nice if IDEs showed metadata on the current function by default.
It'd be really valuable to know "this function is frequently modified" or "this function has had N distinct authors". It would help your intuitions about the code.
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I'm never sure how to convert words with hyphens into SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE. For example, should built-in function be BUILT_IN_FUNCTION or BUILTIN_FUNCTION?
Playing with optional type signatures in Python, I realise that the return type is the most important to me.
I'd much rather have a function with only a return type instead of a function with only parameter types. It's often quick to add too.
I've been building an 'extract function' refactor feature. It's surprisingly nuanced.
Where do you put the extracted function? Once you've done the static analysis, what order do you use for the parameters?