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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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6answers
866 views
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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9answers
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Alternatives to the singleton pattern
I have read different opinions about the singleton pattern.
Some maintain that it should be avoided at all costs and others
that it can be be useful in certain situations.
One situation in which I ...
12
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4answers
974 views
What is pattern based programming?
Can somebody explain the obsession with patterns and anti-patterns in programming? I ask because I have absolutely no idea what any of the patterns mean. When faced with a programming task I think ...
10
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2answers
744 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 ...
9
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5answers
840 views
When to stop inheritance?
Once upon time ago I asked a question on Stack Overflow about inheritance.
I have said I design chess engine in OOP fashion. So I inherit all my pieces from Piece abstract class but inheritance still ...
8
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2answers
202 views
Low coupling processing big quantities of data
Usually I achieve low coupling by creating classes that exchange lists, sets, and maps between them. Now I am developing a Java batch application and I can't put all the data inside a data structure ...
6
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4answers
360 views
Should injecting dependencies be done in the ctor or per method?
Consider:
public class CtorInjectionExample
{
public CtorInjectionExample(ISomeRepository SomeRepositoryIn, IOtherRepository OtherRepositoryIn)
{
this._someRepository = ...
6
votes
1answer
71 views
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 ...
5
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5answers
297 views
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 ...
5
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2answers
264 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 ...
5
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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 ...
5
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4answers
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How do you motivate your team colleagues to learn, use and apply best practices? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you motivate peers to become better developers?
How do you promote and how do you assure that in your new project best practices like unit testing, TDD, ...
4
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2answers
287 views
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 ...
3
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6answers
633 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 ...
3
votes
2answers
187 views
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 ...
3
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2answers
189 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 ...
3
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2answers
396 views
Lazy Processing of Streams
I have the following problem scenario:
I have a text file and I have to read it and split it into lines.
Some lines might need to be dropped (according to criteria that are not fixed).
The lines ...
2
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3answers
1k views
Any Course/Lecture videos on Design Patterns
I am planning to read some design patterns and I took the book on "design patterns in C++' by gang of four. However, I am not really some one who reads book and prefers reading slides/watching course ...
2
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0answers
145 views
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 ...
1
vote
3answers
146 views
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 ...
1
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0answers
103 views
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, ...
0
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1answer
94 views
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 ...
