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Chart.js + TypeScript: separate helper methods vs. single config function — better practice?
I'm building a Chart.js timeline chart in Angular/TypeScript and I'm wondering which approach is considered better practice.
Option A — Separate helper methods:
private buildChartConfig(
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Best practices for breaking down long methods and modularizing large features in Spring Boot
I’m working on refactoring a legacy codebase with a method that’s grown to several hundred lines.
The method mixes many responsibilities and is difficult to maintain.
Because the codebase is old, I ...
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Maintainable INSTEAD OF trigger with Identity columns
I want to add a trigger to my table to validate the data before allowing insert or update.
For example, something like this:
CREATE TABLE MyHorribleLegacyTable (i int IDENTITY, name char(100),
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Avoid repetition of strings in SQL query
I have a SQL query where the list of strings is repeated twice: ('foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'bletch'). What is the most maintainable method to avoid such repetition and make this code more DRY?
I am not ...
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How to maintain enums (and adding new values) in a very large codebase
In a very large and old codebase, suppose we're using a database column status with enum values as NEW, IN_PROGRESS, COMPLETED, REJECTED.
Now this status is used in multiple conditions in code like
if ...
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Angular How to easier maintain build in i18n translations
We use the build in i18n module for angular.
I successfully generated source file for my original lang (en). Then I copied the source file and created another file with (es) translation.
It is easy to ...
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Python: Should I save PyPi packages offline as a backup?
My Python projects heavily depends on PyPi packages.
I want to make sure that: in any time in the future: the packages required by my apps will always be available online on PyPi.
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I ...
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Is calling an API from inside an initializer in Python bad?
I have a Python class that requires some data in order to be initialized. This data is usually obtained using a function from another module, which makes calls to an API. One of the parameters my ...
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Invoke overridden virtual methods of a derived class without exposing them
I would like to write a function f which invokes two overridden virtual methods, op_1 and op_2, of a derived class in a particular order, without exposing those methods beyond f and the methods' ...
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How we can achieve writing reusable and modular code
How we can achieve writing reusable and modular code in an Enterprise code. What are the basics to get started
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How to maintain Composite Pattern efficiency with increasing components?
I am currently writing some code in C# and have decided, at one point, that for my specific case a composite pattern will be useful.
However, there is clearly a performance problem in my code once I ...
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Refactoring instanceof
On my current project, I need to convert values between types that are only known at runtime: the input type is the JSON type of the input, and the output type is defined in a configuration file ...
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Should I declare a number as constant if it is passed as a parameter to a meaningful named function?
Suppose we a validation code similar to the following:
Rule(account => account.CompanyName).MaxLength(50)
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Rule(account => account.Balance).MustBeGreaterThan(0)
Do we still call the numbers ...
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Prevent improper use of a User Defined Data Structure and Making DS resuable
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Define a Priority Queue Implemented with a Max Heap
Provide as much type safety as possible and provide an implementation that is flexible/reusable (even though python is dynamic and only ...
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Recommendations to learn Refactoring
I have learned clean code and some people advise me to learn refactoring. So what are the best resources to learn refactoring and code smells in practical way? I tried to learn from Martin Fowler book ...
