Holding mutable data in a single place
Given a mutable property, it generally makes sense to only hold/store that property in a single place. When the data needs to change you only need to update a single field, and you can completely avoid bugs where the different fields get out of sync.
Is initializing a char[] with a string literal bad practice?
I was reading a thread titled “strlen vs sizeof” on CodeGuru, and one of the replies states that “it’s anyways [sic] bad practice to initialie [sic] a char array with a string literal.”
Unit testing markup building logic
I’m currently writing a library of helper functions to produce some repetitive markup. I have a reference to the markup the functions should produce, but I’m curious about how I should go about unit testing this?
Descriptive naming vs. 80 character lines [closed]
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Replacement for instanceof Java?
So I’m fairly new to programming in the real world (outside of academic projects) and have come across lots of posts saying that using instanceof is a bad thing to use to determine what class a specific object is.
What *are* the programming concepts I should master to have a deep understanding of my craft (programming)? [closed]
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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?
Why should we use externalized property files for an application?
I am currently working on a rails project and have a requirement where I want to be able to map a country name’s initial letters to its ISD code. eg: IND => 91, USA => 1, etc.
Renaming long named method in C# [closed]
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Need some advice and feedback on my code’s design
I am looking for feedback on the design of my program.