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Is it bad practice to resolve null arguments to default static variables?
First, let me show you an example (written in ActionScript 3.0):
class GameObject {
public static function MakeFromName( pName:String,
pAtlas:TextureAtlas ...
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The Default State of Unused Memory
In an embedded device, during the initializing of memory locations, is there any convention that are being practiced.
I mean, say setting every byte to zero or 0xFF or any other value.
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Does automatic returning affect performance?
There's a bunch of languages that automatically return the last value in a function (mostly functional) like Ruby, Haskell, Lisp, etc.
Does this feature (or what do you call it) affect the ...
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Checking at javascript level vs checking in PHP?
Setup:
We've got a form with default text values present within the text box itself which "goes away" when I click on them and enter a value (not if I dont enter a value). Currently the 'default' ...
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OOP best practice: Optional referenced-type paremeter
I know in C#, by default, referenced type variables are passed by reference to a method. I have a function which sometimes I just need its return value and sometimes both return value and the changes ...
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Assigning default values from environment variable in Node.js
When attempting to set default values for parameters that may exist in environment variables in JavaScript, I often see this pattern:
var lag;
try {
lag = process.env.THROTTLE_LAG;
}
catch ( e ) ...
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How can DB and UI agree on default values?
I created a table in a Postgres database. I would like to create a form in a Java application to insert rows into that table. Certain fields have default values. What is the best way for the database ...
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Design Pattern: Algorithm varies according to the input arguments
I will give a simple example to help you understand my question. Suppose we have a rectangle and a Utility class with a method that creates a buffer arround a shape.
The .createBuffer method has ...
