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Should I use SCSS mixins as shortcuts for default CSS syntax?
This question is mainly about readability and understanding of the code. Im am also in the process of creating a SCSS framework like Compass and Bourbon.
I struggle to write SCSS because I like to see ...
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How to avoid duplication in a for loop when "initialization step" is identical to "update step"?
I often find a situation where I need to write duplicate codes in a for loop, where the "init step" to identical to the "update step":
// duplicate `next()`
for (let x = next(); p(x); x = next()) {
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How do you know where you stopped in your codes after a 2-week break? [closed]
I just had a more than 2-week long vacation/business trip and I couldn't remember actually what was I working in my coding and where I stopped. Could someone recommend a best practice to solve this?
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Why unused variables is such an issue?
I was cleaning unused variables warnings one day, and I started to ponder, what exactly is the problem about them?
In fact, some of them even help in debugging (e.g. inspect exception details, or ...
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Is nesting component properties maintainable in the long run?
I'm building components in Vue.js. They look like this:
<template>
<form :schema="form.schema" :options="form.options"></form>
</template>
<script>
export default {
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Function wrappers with no args: bad practice?
My colleague likes to write classes containing methods looking like this:
public function doTaskA()
{
return $this->doTask('A');
}
public function doTaskB()
{
return $this->doTask('B');
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Which is a better pattern (coding style) for validating arguments - hurdle (barrier) or fence? [duplicate]
I don't know if there are any accepted names for these patterns (or anti-patterns), but I like to call them what I call them here. Actually, that would be Question 1: What are accepted names for these ...
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What is the name for the idiom using method chaining to build an object?
I frequently use a pattern where I using method chaining to setup an object, similar to a Builder or Prototype pattern, but not creating new objects with each method call, instead modifying the ...
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