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Is it bad practice for services to share a database in SOA?
Awarded Aug 19, 2025 at 4:28
Is it ok copying code from one application to another, both belonging to the same repository, to keep them independent?
Awarded Aug 18, 2025 at 23:33
Is there any benefit to a separate table that is one-to-one with the primary data table?
Awarded Aug 18, 2025 at 18:12
When to use entity and when to use DTOs
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When should I create separate function (or class)
Awarded Aug 15, 2025 at 11:25
what is the difference between system requirements and software requirements?
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Is there any alternative to function pointers in c++?
Awarded Aug 5, 2025 at 21:56
Acceptable to rely on random ints being unique?
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Proper way of handling EINTR in libraries
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How to version, with semantic version, when a bug is fixed between a stable version and unstable version
Awarded Jul 31, 2025 at 14:46
Returning true/nothing instead of true/false?
Awarded Jul 29, 2025 at 14:27
So what exactly is a final state of a finite state machine?
Awarded Jul 28, 2025 at 12:12
Why shouldn't static methods be able to be overrideable?
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Too much to learn, dealing with overwhelming varieties of technologies [closed]
Awarded Jul 16, 2025 at 5:17
Why isn't the arrow operator in C++ just an alias of *.?
Awarded Jul 12, 2025 at 0:05
Versioning Javascript Files in a Web App
Awarded Jul 9, 2025 at 19:20
Are there any negative side effects of splitting up large modules? [closed]
Awarded Jul 4, 2025 at 17:42
What is actually the difference between the GNU C Library and the C standard Library?
Awarded Jul 3, 2025 at 7:16
Protocol for closing a socket connection
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c++ coding practice class vs. "free" functions
Awarded Jun 29, 2025 at 5:56
Does Garbage Collection Scan The Entire Memory?
Awarded Jun 28, 2025 at 15:16
What's the best way to handle refactoring a big file?
Awarded Jun 27, 2025 at 7:25
How to support different API Versions
Awarded Jun 25, 2025 at 6:05
What should a rest api return for an empty guid?
Awarded Jun 19, 2025 at 17:48
Designing a parking lot
Awarded Jun 17, 2025 at 22:21
Separating Domain Object and Data Models
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Best practices for serialization of DDD aggregates
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Websocket client reconnection best practices
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Is get and post interchangeable?
Awarded Jun 3, 2025 at 16:56
Use of public typedefs in template class types
Awarded Jun 1, 2025 at 23:00
Is code written inline faster than using function calls?
Awarded May 28, 2025 at 15:40
Shouldn't deep copy be the default, not shallow copy?
Awarded May 22, 2025 at 20:25
What do you do with branches you've abandoned?
Awarded May 22, 2025 at 14:02
Is it better to use strings or int to reference enums outside the java part of the system?
Awarded May 18, 2025 at 11:20
best way to handle a many to many relationship?
Awarded May 17, 2025 at 5:56
Can GPL-licensed software be resold?
Awarded May 16, 2025 at 7:35
how to define a HTTP PATCH to edit multiple entities in one request
Awarded May 16, 2025 at 6:23
Clean Code: A function with many arguments should become an object? (Martin's Clean Code)
Awarded May 13, 2025 at 20:46
Should a SVG be converted to JSON to be stored in the database?
Awarded May 13, 2025 at 15:16
How many are too many interfaces on a class? [closed]
Awarded May 12, 2025 at 14:07
Should all public methods in an abstract class be marked virtual?
Awarded May 12, 2025 at 6:31
Why was the caret used for XOR instead of exponentiation?
Awarded May 12, 2025 at 4:53
Unit-testing of inherently random/non-deterministic algorithms
Awarded May 9, 2025 at 7:34
Should debug code be left in place, always, or added only when debugging and removed when the bug has been found?
Awarded May 8, 2025 at 21:51
Is it considered as bad practice to have code on the __init__.py? [closed]
Awarded May 6, 2025 at 10:16
What makes a component or product "enterprise" software vs non-enterprise ready? [duplicate]
Awarded Apr 30, 2025 at 23:06
How to invoke anonymous functions in testing?
Awarded Apr 30, 2025 at 8:06
Addition of double's is NOT Equal to Sum of the double as a whole
Awarded Apr 25, 2025 at 22:37
Pure vs Applied Math For Programmers [closed]
Awarded Apr 24, 2025 at 15:26
What is considered a suitable notice period for a software developer? [closed]
Awarded Apr 23, 2025 at 7:32
How to retrieve a device information (e.g. device name) via web page
Awarded Apr 23, 2025 at 4:01
Best practices for web application Authentication/Security (Any Platform)
Awarded Apr 22, 2025 at 10:27
What is the term for a 'decoy' feature or intentional bug? [closed]
Awarded Apr 19, 2025 at 22:51
How is a nested Try/Catch (inside the try) not an anti-pattern
Awarded Apr 15, 2025 at 9:18
How long should we generally spend writing unit tests for a new feature or bug fixing?
Awarded Apr 10, 2025 at 17:19
Unit Testability of Builder pattern
Awarded Apr 10, 2025 at 13:42
Should exceptions be in the UML sequence diagram?
Awarded Apr 7, 2025 at 3:35
Is there an appropriate name for a “middle” table that only stores foreign keys of other tables?
Awarded Apr 4, 2025 at 8:12
Interesting variations of FizzBuzz? [closed]
Awarded Apr 4, 2025 at 6:48
Is functional programming strongly related to mathematics?
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