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Rationale to prefer local variables over instance variables?

answered Mar 5, 2019 at 7:21

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Functions that simply call another function, bad design choice?

answered Dec 9, 2019 at 12:06

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How do I know how reusable my methods should be?

answered Nov 27, 2018 at 7:51

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What is the use of DTO instead of Entity?

answered Jun 28, 2018 at 14:18

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Fear of web-app not being "future-proof"

answered Nov 6, 2018 at 8:13

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Is technical debt management problem more of a culture issue or insight issue

answered Feb 26, 2020 at 12:10

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Multiple boolean arguments - why is it bad?

answered Jun 26, 2023 at 1:25

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Using commented dashes to divide up code chunks

answered Jun 12 at 6:25

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Is the usage of random values in unit testing a good practice?

answered Jun 22, 2021 at 15:36

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Difference between Algorithm and Code

answered Mar 11, 2021 at 13:33

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Agile Practices: Code Review - Fail the review or raise an issue?

answered Oct 23, 2018 at 9:39

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How do I really write tests without mocking/stubbing?

answered Jun 30, 2020 at 10:48

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Declaring that a function never returns

answered Aug 19, 2020 at 14:05

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What is the point of unit tests?

answered Jun 13, 2023 at 23:44

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SQL as a means of avoiding "releases"

answered Apr 5, 2023 at 0:48

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What is the advantage of log file rotation based on file size?

answered Apr 24 at 0:47

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Why do library developers deliberately break existing code?

answered Sep 2, 2021 at 22:25

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What is the size of the number 65535 in bytes?

answered Aug 30, 2021 at 7:59

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Do you need to think about encapsulation if you can ensure immutability?

answered Jan 28, 2020 at 11:05

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How to make Scrum less stressful

answered Nov 21, 2023 at 23:06

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In TDD, should I add unit tests to refactored code?

answered Nov 12, 2019 at 9:12

48 votes

Microservices and stored procedures

answered Sep 16, 2019 at 8:12

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Why would patient management systems not assert limits for certain biometric data?

answered Feb 17, 2021 at 12:29

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Constructing an object: should I expose or hide parameters passed to the constructor?

answered Feb 4, 2020 at 10:34

47 votes

In OOP, isn't the 'protected' keyword required?

answered Dec 2, 2019 at 13:12

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Is it possible/advisable to combine unit testing and integration testing?

answered Jul 22, 2020 at 9:18

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Is Password Hashing Bad?

answered Jul 7, 2023 at 4:51

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Why use the discard variable in C#?

answered Oct 28, 2021 at 14:48

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Should Entity Framework 6 not be used with repository pattern?

answered Feb 14, 2019 at 9:42

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Law of Demeter and over-wide interfaces

answered Feb 17, 2021 at 10:36

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Rationale to prefer local variables over instance variables?

Functions that simply call another function, bad design choice?

How do I know how reusable my methods should be?

What is the use of DTO instead of Entity?

Fear of web-app not being "future-proof"

Is technical debt management problem more of a culture issue or insight issue

Multiple boolean arguments - why is it bad?

Using commented dashes to divide up code chunks

Is the usage of random values in unit testing a good practice?

Difference between Algorithm and Code

Agile Practices: Code Review - Fail the review or raise an issue?

How do I really write tests without mocking/stubbing?

Declaring that a function never returns

What is the point of unit tests?

SQL as a means of avoiding "releases"

What is the advantage of log file rotation based on file size?

Why do library developers deliberately break existing code?

What is the size of the number 65535 in bytes?

Do you need to think about encapsulation if you can ensure immutability?

How to make Scrum less stressful

In TDD, should I add unit tests to refactored code?

Microservices and stored procedures

Why would patient management systems not assert limits for certain biometric data?

Constructing an object: should I expose or hide parameters passed to the constructor?

In OOP, isn't the 'protected' keyword required?

Is it possible/advisable to combine unit testing and integration testing?

Is Password Hashing Bad?

Why use the discard variable in C#?

Should Entity Framework 6 not be used with repository pattern?

Law of Demeter and over-wide interfaces