# Organizing code into functions—am I doing it right?

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**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** functions, code-organization\
**Created:** [February 27, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/organizing-code-into-functions-am-i-doing-it-right/35228 "2020-02-27T12:44:37Z")\
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> [@ElectronicTeaCup](#):
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> does it make sense to make subfunctions that will only be used in this one function?

That’s a matter of personal preference, but writing small kernel functions is a technique very well suited to Julia (because of parametric multiple dispatch, the way the compiler works, and unit testing when applicable).

> [@ElectronicTeaCup](#):
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> nd if I do make a subfunction, do I add it to this function the same way as stated?:

I am not sure what you mean here, stated where?

In any case, please

1. use quoted blocks, not screenshots,
2. provide an MWE,
3. include Julia code instead of Python code.

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