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Wrapper Auxiliary Method VS Default Arguments for Initialization: Pros/Cons
I have a class in which there are several methods that can act as an "entry point" to its private innards (or the "fruit" thereof).
Said functions might be called multiple times ...
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Should an optional boolean function argument rather default to true or false?
In many cases I can formulate some boolean parameter equally well positively as negatively, e.g. isOn or isOff. Which one should I pick then, in case I want the argument to have a default value? Is ...
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Should I assign a default value for this property in the constructor?
I'm currently creating a class in C# that will be utilized to help standardize calls to restful web services in my company's code. While the majority of my code has been written and well tested, I ...
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Should a CLI wrapper specify function defaults?
In my code let's say I have a function which does most of the work:
def compute(x=3, y=5):
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And I have a CLI wrapper program using argparse. I intend end users to use the CLI program and not ...
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Should default values be explicitly stated in configuration files for libraries or frameworks?
In one of the projects I work for, we have just added karma to run unit tests.
When reviewing the MR of a coworker, I noticed the karma.conf.js (the configuration file) has 120 lines, which seems to ...
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Is it necessary for a boolean to be "false" by default?
For example, to store whether sound is on, I have a boolean originally named "isSoundOn":
private boolean isSoundOn=true;
however, the default value of boolean is false, but I want my application to ...
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Should default configuration for deployed services be set as per production usage?
Today, I and my colleague had a difference of opinion regarding the usage of default values in software configuration. We both agreed that for a consumer software, the default configuration should be ...
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What should be the last entry in a switch/case statement?
When writing a switch statement that only ever has to deal with a known set of values (imagine an implicit enumeration), I find myself wondering what should be the last entry in the construct. I'm ...
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Miroservices default value for Fallback scenarios
Default values are often suggested to be part of failover mechanism for microservices. At a high level, for any services (say microservices here) the nature of the operation can be broadly classified ...
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Is there a normal way to program a CLI script that overrides default parameters in python
If I've got a script that uses a config file (or defaults to a generic config file) that calls another module which needs the config file passed to it as a parameter should I always
File 1 (the ...
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Can a default value for a business process be set in the database column definition?
The business team in my company has come up with a new field to add to one of our entities. For new instances of this entity, it'll be calculated dynamically, but for previously existing instances, we ...
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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;
}
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OOP best practice: Optional referenced-type parameter
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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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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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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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 ...
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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?
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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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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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