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Avoid Public Functions Calling Other Public Functions

· · Oct. 29, 2026, 9:24 p.m.
code-quality software development Programming Practices
Summary
This blog post discusses a rule of thumb in software development suggesting that public functions should avoid calling other public functions, yet lacks concrete examples to illustrate the point effectively.
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