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Should one always know what an API is doing just by looking at the code?
Recently I have been developing my own API and with that invested interest in API design I have been keenly interested how I can improve my API design.
One aspect that has come up a couple times is ...
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RESTful API design. What should I return if there are no rows?
I'm currently coding an API for a social network with the Slim Framework. My question is: What are the best practices when there are no rows to return in the json structure?
Lets say that this call ...
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Choosing between words with different spellings for function names
A question has been bothering me for a while: when developing international projects, it is common sense to use English as the reference language since it is the language that the most people ...
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Style bits vs. Separate bool's
My main platform (WinAPI) still heavily uses bits for control styles etc. (example).
When introducing custom controls, I'm permanently wondering whether to follow that style or rather use individual ...
