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Why would each widget need a reference to its parent in a simple widget system?
I'm working on a simple widget system (single window, fixed size). Each widget gets its parent (i.e. the widget containing it) passed into its constructor - except for the root widget, which I called ...
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Simple vs Complex (but performance efficient) solution - which one to choose and when?
I have been programming for a couple of years and have often found myself at a dilemma.
There are two solutions -
one is simple one i.e. simple approach, easier to understand and maintain. It ...
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Getting out of my head
I've spent the last year as a one-man team developing a rich-client application (35,000+ LoC, for what it's worth). It's currently stable and in production. However, I know that my skills were rusty ...
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5answers
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Is it OK for a function to modify a parameter
We have a data layer that wraps Linq To SQL. In this datalayer we have this method (simplified)
int InsertReport(Report report)
{
db.Reports.InsertOnSubmit(report);
db.SubmitChanges();
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Is it a bad practice to use inline styling with generated code?
If I'm using a technology like Grails. It's really easy to wind up with inline styling.
Are there any downsides to auto-generating code with inline styling? Is this considered bad practice? Why?
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7answers
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How do I go from being able to write code to being a good developer?
I'm frustrated by the lack of concrete explanations on how to go from being able to script (bash, awk) and write simple applications (c, php, python) to designing and developing larger, more ...
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12answers
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Are there problems with using Reflection?
I don't know why, but I always feel like I am "cheating" when I use reflection - maybe it is because of the performance hit I know I am taking.
Part of me says, if it is part of the language you are ...
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12answers
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Develop fast and buggy, then correct errors or be slow, careful for each line of code? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Frankly, do you prefer Cowboy coding?
Prototyping vs. Clean Code at the early stages
Good design: How much hackyness is acceptable?
Does craftsmanship pay off?
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10answers
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Why should main() be short?
I've been programming for over 9 years, and according to the advice of my first programming teacher, I always keep my main() function extremely short.
At first I had no idea why. I just obeyed ...
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3answers
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Why it is not recommended to have set-only property?
Today at work one of my colleague reviewed my code,
and suggested me to remove set-only property and use method insted.
As we both were busy with other stuffs, he told me to look at Property Design ...
