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Should I extract specific functionality into a function and why?

I have a large method which does 3 tasks, each of them can be extracted into a separate function. If I'll make an additional functions for each of that tasks, will it make my code better or worse and ...
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What is the difference between all-static-methods and applying a singleton pattern?

I am making a database to store information about the users of my website (I am using stuts2 and hence Java EE technology). For the database I'll be making a DBManager. Should I apply singleton ...
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Design pattern for window management in a Java Swing app

I've just started creating my very first little Java Swing app. When the program opens, it brings up a single, simple window with a label and a couple buttons. Clicking one of those buttons is ...
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How to create a manager class without global variables nor singletons?

I would like to implement some kind of manager class in my application. It will be in charge of loading textures, processing them, distributing them etc... At first, I wanted to make a global ...
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Do I need JUnit tests for the controller layer on a MVC when I have a database layer

I have a MVC which has this structure: ui controller db model Basically the controller doesn't really do much more than connection ui with db layer. Do I need to provide JUnit tests for the ...
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How does MVC work with the principle “Tell, Don't ask”?

Procedural code gets information then makes decisions. Object-oriented code tells objects to do things. — Alec Sharp So, when a view wants to display some information that is suppose to be ...