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Subscribe/Publish Model in Web-based Application (c#) - Best Practices for Event Handlers
I was recently exposed to a desktop application that uses an publish/subscribe model to handle commands, events, etc. I can't seem to find any good examples of using this in a web application, so I ...
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Triggering custom events in AJAX callbacks
I'm pretty new to JavaScript, but one of the things that's been frustrating is that our AJAX callbacks have been getting packed with different functionality, making it difficult to keep everything ...
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Which one of these implementations is more appropriate for my REST api?
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So I have a REST API that allows for client applications to access and manipulate users' data.
I'm in the process of writing an Objective-C class for simple utilization of this REST API, ...
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Sanity of design for my in-memory object representations of database rows
I've been trying to revise the structural design of the C#.NET-based system I'm currently working on. The new design involves a rather light-weight object-relational mapping framework (we're trying ...
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What are some good small-scale refactoring tests?
I'm looking to test potential candidates on their ability to develop concise, reusable code. I feel like a good test of that skill would be to give them a very small scale application or class ...
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What are the features required for Object Orientation?
I am just wondering, what exactly are the features a language or a library must provide in order for it to be defined as 'Object Oriented'. Is Object Orientation something that can, more or less, be ...
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What is the value in hiding the details through abstractions? Isn't there value in transparency?
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I am not a big fan of abstraction. I will admit that one can benefit from adaptability, portability and re-usability of interfaces etc. There is real benefit there, and I don't wish to ...
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Teaching Classes and Objects
I'm trying to teach how an object is just an instance of a class to a buddy of mine. However, he doesn't seem to understand it so well.
I've heard a ton of the examples (blueprint to a house, etc.) ...
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How would Functional Programming proponents answer this statement in Code Complete?
On page 839 of the second edition, Steve McConnell is discussing all the ways that programmers can "conquer complexity" in big programs. His tips culminate with this statement:
"Object-oriented ...
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Wrapping a 3rd party API - Gateway Pattern connections
Given a 3rd party API with a very cumbersome object with many different responsibilities-- we decide to wrap using small, manageable, single-responsibility objects. This is the gateway pattern (I ...
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Is partial classes modern Subject-Oriented programming?
Important discussion follows:
C# and other language have made partial classes more popular.
But isn't this really a tool that have reinvented the subject-orientated programming wheel?
What do you ...
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Best design for Windows forms that will share common functionality
In the past, I have use inheritance to allow extension of Windows forms in my application. If all of my forms would have common controls, artwork, and functionality, I would create a base form ...
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Practical size limits of a Hashtable and Dictionary in c#
What are the practical limits for the number of items a C# 4 Dictionary or Hashtable can contain and the total number of bytes these structures can reasonable contain. I'll be working with large ...
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How do you read from system.out in Java? [closed]
I'm trying to create a word scramble game and so far I have taken a vector of randomly assorted strings that contains both words and hints and split them into two vectors. I have randomly scrambled ...
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Is it better to return NULL or empty values from functions/methods where the return value is not present?
I am looking for a recommendation here. I am struggling with whether it is better to return NULL or an empty value from a method when the return value is not present or cannot be determined.
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