Breaking Down Problems

Tip: Divide complex problems into smaller, more manageable pieces. Solve each piece with the simplest solution possible.

Example: Instead of having a single complex method that processes data and handles multiple steps, break it into smaller methods, each handling a specific task.

Complex Method:

public void ProcessData()
{
    // Read data from a file
    var data = File.ReadAllText("data.txt");

    // Validate data
    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(data))
    {
        throw new Exception("Data is empty");
    }

    // Process data
    var processedData = data.ToUpper();

    // Save processed data to a file
    File.WriteAllText("processedData.txt", processedData);
}

Simplified Methods:

public void ProcessData()
{
    var data = ReadDataFromFile("data.txt");
    ValidateData(data);
    var processedData = ProcessData(data);
    SaveDataToFile(processedData, "processedData.txt");
}

private string ReadDataFromFile(string filePath)
{
    return File.ReadAllText(filePath);
}

private void ValidateData(string data)
{
    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(data))
    {
        throw new Exception("Data is empty");
    }
}

private string ProcessData(string data)
{
    return data.ToUpper();
}

private void SaveDataToFile(string data, string filePath)
{
    File.WriteAllText(filePath, data);
}