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12answers
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What design patterns are the worst or most narrowly defined?

For every programming project, Managers with past programming experience try to shine when they recommend some design patterns for your project. I like design patterns when they make sense or if you ...
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6answers
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Is “call and return” a pattern or an antipattern?

Imagine to have this code: class Foo: def __init__(self, active): self.active = active def doAction(self): if not self.active: return # do something f=Foo(false) f.doAction() ...
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1answer
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What is the “Find-Fix-Verify” pattern?

What is the "Find-Fix-Verify" pattern, as related to the process of doing editing/spellchecking/debugging, etc.? Where is this pattern best described? What are some advantages and disadvantages of ...