Doesn't your editor support multiple files and global find?

(I'm not knocking your preferences, just wondering why you hold them if that makes sense).

The biggest problem with lots of stuff in big files is that I nearly always want to edit one place whilst flicking back forth to a couple of others. Even with an editor that supports multiple views within the same file, it is usually limited number of views (often only two) which doesn't cut it.

By putting stuff in small(er) files I can switch from one file to another for reference or editing and switch back to where I was in the first, cursor in place and just carry on.

The ability to save and restore whole sessions of files as a single command line option is invaluable. If only TP would remember where I was in each file it'd make me a happy bunny.

I use a global search to generate an index to the function, method or variable I am interested in and that allows me to flick between the relevant files easily.

In the end I guess it's down to how your habits have evolved, but I find huge monolithic files tedious and awkward to deal with.

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

In reply to Re^3: Coding styles: OOP vs. Subs by BrowserUk
in thread Coding styles: OOP vs. Subs by nikos

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.