Have you heard an opinion that it’s always a good idea to split a long method into smaller ones? Some people disagree. In my new post I conduct a refactoring experiment, with the goal of breaking up a hard-to-split method and STILL getting better readability. If this example can be improved by splitting, does that mean it’s always better?

https://rubyclarity.com/2017/07/is-it-always-a-good-idea-to-split-long-methods-into-smaller-ones-an-experiment/