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Best pattern/practice to execute a multi-step code generation process
I am working on a project that generates an API with the possibility of doing CRUD operations based on a high-level description of the resources that the user would like to have in an application. In ...
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Design of a modular application
I'm developing an application (Java) in a modular architecture. I have two approaches in mind and I'm not sure which one will be "better code" in case of maintenance and conventions. I have ...
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Should microservices in an event sourced architecture not communicate directly with one another via REST/gRPC/etc?
I'm trying to wrap my head around event sourced architectures. It seems like common advice is to have small events with as little info in them as possible (opposed to large events with everything in ...
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Where and how to connect to external API in my service class?
In my service class I would like to connect to external API. Where and how should I do it? 1) Inject in constructor ExternalClass and assign to private property. Next in other property in constructor ...
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Can a class factory also save the object to a database?
How can a factory also save the object in the database? I want to create an object that consists of other objects. Pseudocode: firstObject = db.get....; secondObject = db.get....; expectedObject = ...
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Is good or bad practice to share reporting modules between systems/apps?
At my new work, a few people want to share modules between systems/apps, and I'm a bit skeptical about it. Context: we have a lot of little apps living in different servers, some of them are ...
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Managing many to many relationship with many different types
I have a new requirement that for a given User how many vehicles he can drives. At present this information needs to be shown as a list of vehicles. There can be different types of vehicles, for ...
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Future data integrity (n years)
So recently, I had a client ask me to restructure his Database hierarchy which consisted mainly of changing table names and column names and creating cross-references to stop red locks. He later ...
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Use of electronics in programming [closed]
Does a programmer need to have a deep understanding of digital electronics. Theoretical v/s practical. As what they teach us at college is pretty basic? If yes, then do all kinds of programmers (...
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Program Architecture: How to manage objects that are interdependent
Consider the following case, image I making a simple chat program; I want it to be extensible such that it would be fair easy to add add different scripting and user interfaces. I want the core ...
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Difference between patterns: Specification, Guarding, Conditions, Monads, Validation,
I'm currently trying to get my head around a few patterns (especially the ones mentioned in the title above) that are made to address different problems and are being used in different parts of the ...
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Why is the “app” folder now a (more) common pattern in web projects?
It might be related to the Yeoman project, or they might have adopted this from somewhere else, but it seems to be the default for all of their generators. Aside from Yeoman generators I've also ...
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Why don't we completely de-couple frontend JS frameworks and backend APIs? [closed]
Whenever we implement a frontend framework in the likes of Backbone, AngularJS etc. there's an integration process involved with the backend technologies like NodeJS, Rails, Yii etc. (like setting up ...
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Contradiction of layered design and global data access for analytics reporting
While developing an application (mobile app for Android), our team always strives to use best development practices such as interfaces, layering and separation of concerns. When it comes to reporting ...
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How long does one have to wait to consider design change in code?
I had a few days ago. I was having trouble with threads. Had lots of questions asked on StackOverflow and honestly for the first time I did not get the answer I was looking for. Finally, I decided to ...
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