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Better use on the name of variables
I have a method that looks like this:
Public Function NormalizeStreetAddress(country As Namespace.Country,
streetAddress As Namespace.StreetAddress) _
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Group method parameter or individual parameter?
I would like to ask on method parameters design consideration. I am usually deciding between using individual variables as parameters versus grouping them to a class or dictionary as one parameter.
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Using “prevent execution of method” flags
First of all I want to point out my concern with some pseudocode (I think you'll understand better)
Assume you have a global debug flag, or class variable named "debug",
class a :
var debug = ...
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Should a method do one thing and be good at it?
"Extract Till You Drop" is someting I've read in Uncle Bob's blog, meaning that a method should do one thing alone be good at it.
What is that one thing? When should you stop extracting methods?
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What is the difference between a function and a lambda?
I'm a little bit confused about 'function' and 'lambda'. I've seen some examples showing that the scheme keyword lambda works very similarly to the JavaScript keyword function, but I really don't ...
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Which is better programming convention in Java for methods? [closed]
If I had this program:
public class heartPrint {
public static void drawHeart() {
System.out.println(" _ _");
System.out.println("/ \\/ \\");
System.out.println("\\ /");
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Which popular object-oriented languages support readonly methods?
I thought that many object-oriented languages have a reserved keyword for methods which do not modify the state of an object. These methods often have names that start with get. AFAIK a "getter" is ...
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What's the difference between static and dynamic binding? [closed]
We are learning about methods in class, and I am having trouble especially with the concept of static vs. dynamic.
Wikipedia says this:
Methods can be bound to a class at compile time (static ...
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Prefer class members or passing arguments between internal methods?
Suppose within the private portion of a class there is a value which is utilized by multiple private methods. Do people prefer having this defined as a member variable for the class or passing it as ...
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Is it good or bad form to name a function after the workaround it fixes?
Lets say you have to write some code to fix a bug that on first glance by another engineer would seem weird or unnecessary.
Would it be good or bad form to put the code in a method named for example ...
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Pass in single settings object vs multiple setter methods?
Working with C++. Suppose I have a class BoxFilter. The class is used to filter boxes which have properties such as height, width, depth, weight, etc. The filter might have something like MaxWidth ...
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Refactoring into lots of methods - is this considered clean or not?
So, I watched as my colleague complained a bit about a project he has inherited from someone who is, shall we say, not very experienced as a programmer (intern left to his own devices on a project).
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Where does “method” as a special term in OOP originate?
"Method" is a special term in Object-Oriented Programming. Does anyone know when the word began to be used in this particular sense, and in connection with what programming language or other branch of ...
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Sending Whole Data Object As Argument Or Just Required Fields?
Let's say I have a class that just stores data:
ClassData
Field1
Field2
Field3
Now let's say I have a function that uses Field1 and Field2:
public void DoStuff(string field1, string ...
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Does the single responsibility principal promote flexibility?
Does the single responsibility principal promote flexibility? If not what are the other methods to make your classes more flexible?
By flexibility I mean, a class is able to function correctly at any ...
