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In dynamic programming, do switch-case statements perform worse than function tables?
The reason I wanted to ask is because of some code from Undertale that is responsible for choosing which dialogue set to use. It works something like this:
switch (id) {
case 0:
msg[0] = &...
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Are there any good and modern approaches, to have variables that feel global (no need to pass them around explicitly), yet are local to an instance?
I'm developing a library in JavaScript (TypeScript, actually) which is split into several modules. It's meant to run both on the web and in non-web environments like Node.js.
The library is meant to ...
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Is my Level 1 and Level 2 DFD for the "Manage User Account" process correct?
I’m working on a Physical DFD Level 1 and 2 for an anomaly detection app, but this this post only concerns the DFD’s user-account processes. I want to check if my decomposition of a specific process ...
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Recommended data structures/algorithms for checking peoples' availability schedules
I'm working on a platform that allows assigning users to events manually. Every user provides their general availability (Mondays 2PM - 8PM, Tuesdays not at all, Wednesdays 3:30PM-7PM, and so on). ...
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Prevent unregistered users from accessing the system using JWT?
I am working on an identity and users service in a microservices system for which a passwordless, SMS-based authentication is a hard requirement, i.e.
User enters their phone number
System sends the ...
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Multi processing or multi threading for pywinauto?
I am trying to automate an old GUI tool which requires filling in some data from a CSV and selecting appropriate tree item values based on it. I need to do this in multiple instances of the ...
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How to design a distributed system with an event broker where strong ordering is required?
I was trying to model a fairly simple real world model inside a distributed system and got stuck thinking about timing and order and would appreciate some external view on it.
Assuming I have this ...
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Async-ifying WPF Window.Show()?
I'm working on a WPF application which has many user interactions which start with opening a non model window, allowing some interaction with the window and the rest of the application (think ...
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How to make the common "organization > project > content" conceptual model handle more subdivisions?
I am working on a system of websites and am back to an age-old problem of how to group the content.
In simplest terms, I am wanting to build something like a hierarchical organization of content, ...
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Multithreaded Game Server: Single send() or Many send()s for Game List?
I'm developing a multithreaded game server (C/TCP). I need to send a list of 50-100 available games to a console client.
Option A: Send 50-100 separate messages, using send() for every single ...
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How should I implement System Design patterns in general and when to use these patterns in every aspect?
I have been learning a lot of new things lately, DevOps, Cloud Computing, Monitoring, and Security. I have been facing my problems dead on, but System Design seems to be a bit complicated. I have ...
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Is integration-testing all services the best approach?
I am building an API project, where I have a controller called C1, which calls service S1. Within this service, there are multiple method invocations to services S2and S3 and S4, as well as a call to ...
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Is there a name for the hierarchy of "trustworthiness" many engineers use while debugging?
I'm looking for a name or attempts to document a particular thought patten used by most experienced engineers when they debug.
Most experienced engineers develop a sense of hierarchy for what is ...
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Is it good practice to check exception messages in unit tests? [duplicate]
Imagine I have a function like this (written in Java):
void sayHello(String firstName, String lastName) {
if (firstName == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("first name is ...
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Where should I store the access token in React?
I'm building a web app using Spring Boot (backend) and React (frontend).
My authentication is based on JWT, with both access token and refresh token.
The refresh token is stored in an HTTP-only ...
