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Is there a name for being able to quickly find the relevant code?
I notice that a property of codebases that I like hacking on is that it's quick to find the relevant code for some feature, without knowing much about the code base at all. For example, searching for ...
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0answers
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How do the Application and Database Interface Layers interact at their boundary?
I was watching one of Uncle Bob's videos and he brought up the Database Interface Layer. He had this diagram showing it:
These arrows show that the DB Interface Layer is aware of and calls the ...
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Educating Teams - Software Craftsmanship and Best Practices [closed]
I'm part of a team that's responsible for trying to spread better coding practices to other teams. These ideas are things like software craftsmanship, professionalism, learning new technology, ...
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6answers
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How to avoid giant glue methods?
In my current job, I've been tasked with cleaning up old code a few times. Often the code is a labyrinth and the data behind it is even more tangled. I find myself combing out things into nice, ...
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1answer
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Ledger or log design for a point-based system?
Right now creating a new service that will integrate into our company's existing platform. The service will be responsible for tracking "points" that a user can generate over time through certain ...
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2answers
184 views
POST/Redirect/GET with invalid form submission?
In the field of web development, is it good practice to do a POST/Redirect/GET when fields in a form submission are invalid, as well?
Typically, no sensitive transaction would have taken place, in ...
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6answers
625 views
Learning good OOP design & unlearning some bad habits [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What books or resources would you recommend to learn practical OO design and development concepts?
I have been mostly a C programmer so far in my career with knowledge ...
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3answers
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Defining formula through user interface in user form [closed]
I am a student and developing a simple assignment - windows form application in visual studio 2010.
The application is suppose to construct formulas as per user requirement.
The process: It has to ...
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2answers
252 views
Returning an IQueryable from an IRepository
Using the Repository pattern, is it proper to return an IQueryable of a data set (table), for generic usage?
It is very handy in many cases, especially when using external libraries that leverage ...
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2answers
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How long does one have to wait to consider design change in code?
I had a few days ago. I was having trouble with threads. Had lots of questions asked on StackOverflow and honestly for the first time I did not get the answer I was looking for. Finally, I decided to ...
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1answer
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Pending and Approval process
So let's say I have a DB table with 8 columns, one is a unique auto-incrementing used as ID. So I have a page that pulls in the info for each row based on query string ID. I want to give my users ...
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5answers
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When decomposing a large function, how can I avoid the complexity from the extra subfunctions?
Say I have a large function like the following:
function do_lots_of_stuff(){
{ //subpart 1
...
}
...
{ //subpart N
...
}
}
a common pattern is to decompose it ...
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8answers
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Is OOP becoming easier or harder?
When the concepts of Object Oriented Programming were introduced to programmers years back it looks interesting and programming was cleaner. OOP was like this
Stock stock = new Stock();
...
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3answers
268 views
When module calling gets ugly
Has this ever happened to you? You've got a suite of well designed, single-responsibility modules, covered by unit tests. In any higher-level function you code, you are (95% of the code) simply ...
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2answers
729 views
Best overview to modern C++ paradigms?
I used to write C++ extensively between 8 and 10 years ago. I have since moved on to C# for professional reasons. However, from time to time I see statements like
"If you're still manually ...
