Questions tagged [modules]
Modules are independent software components that result from the decomposition of a larger software into more manageable pieces.
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Why don't languages auto import everything based on namespace?
This is basically a continuation of "Why don't languages auto import everything?" but with a slightly altered premisse:
Say we have a language like C++ / python that uses namespaces to ...
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Simple packaging for multi-file/module Python deployments
I'm working on a Python codebase which we are trying to improve the modularity of. Both the top level scripts and the modules that they depend on are all in one main repo. We have another repo which ...
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Split actor model logic into modules
I'm starting a project using .NET and Microsoft Orleans, running on Kubernetes. The main reason I chose Orleans is that I have a system that deals with accounts. There can be millions of accounts, but ...
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Is it bad practice to export all the names from one module both as named exports and as a default export?
I like to export the names in my modules both as individual named exports and grouped together in a default export. Like this:
// mod.js
export function f() {}
export const x = true
export default {f,...
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How to think when grouping functionality into modules
What are some commonly used strategies when it comes to divide software into modules, other than there should not be any cyclic dependency between any modules? Some ways I think of
Group everything ...
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How to develop a desktop software with components based on several different technologies
If I give a real example, I want to create a desktop software that includes:
electron js app that communicates with react js using IPC channels.
I need to communicate with software that only has a ...
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What's the best way to import a python module in a python module without cluttering the modules namepace? [closed]
Let's say I am writing a python module module.py. Which provides functionalities for other parts of my code. Of course, the module has to import other modules. A simple example:
import abc as _abc
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Does a programming language with ML-style modules need packages?
This is a clarification of a closed question. I've limited the scope as requested.
First, a few definitions, following e.g. A modular module system. Consider any programming language with a selected ...
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Decoupling modules of a monolith
As part of an migration from .NET Framework to .NET Core we're looking to decouple elements of our monolith into more manageable modules. Ideally following a clean architecture/DDD/microservice ...
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Logical architecture based on modules and SPI
I'm looking for the most proper way to design a modular application with ServiceLoader.
--MAIN IDEA--
module app.view | exports app.view.View interface that defines UI api
module app.engine | exports ...
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How to structure an ERP system in a modular way, with module hierarchy and where do application layers stand in this?
I built an asset management system (a web application) using C# ASP.NET in MVC structure. My project is built upon the ASP.NET Boilerplate template, which includes 5 layers by default. These layers ...
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Code for interface and the type erasure problem
As a design priciple I was taught:
Programe para una interfaz, no para una implementación. Es decir, no se deben declarar las variables con el tipo de los herederos sino con el tipo de los supertipos....
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Modularity vs pure functions
I often come across this dilemma in my own code and wondered if there is a term for this and if there is a single solution to it. Let me illustrate it with a pseudocode example of making a table from ...
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Modules Design and Communication Between Them
I'm trying to design a monolithic application following DDD and clean code. Lets say I have Users, User Types, Products, Product Types and Purchases. I want to implement using different modules.
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Why does CPython has both C and .python versions of modules?
The CPython implementation seems to have the same modules written both in C (e.g., datetime in .c) and also in .py for the same module (e.g., datetime in .py).
My question is which version is used ...
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