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Category: A Practical Approach To Object-Oriented
We wrap up the season with a focus on the design process. There is a cost to doing this, as with most things of value. However, you will find that the benefits…
Keep It Simple – Avoid Complex Object-Oriented Designs
Software developers are known for many traits. Unfortunately, one of those is ignoring the keep it simple philosophy. We tend to “show off” our prowess through complex designs and implementations. However, those…
Leverage Your Language – Use What It Gives You
An often overlooked facet of object-oriented design is how to leverage your language to speed development. Every coding language has features and strengths to make your design or implementation better. We should…
Finding Balance In Your Object-Oriented Design Complexity
There are many areas of life where moderation is required. Object-oriented design complexity is one of those situations. We can create a solution that is highly granular and flexible or one that…
Documentation Of Our Object-Oriented Solution
It is hard to think of a facet of software development that programmers dislike more than documentation. This task is almost always pushed to the end, and shortcuts are used wherever possible. …
Test-Driven Development – A Better Object Oriented Design Approach
Testing and Design are often at opposite ends of the software development life-cycle. However, test-driven development is an excellent way to drive our design. It can help us build better classes and…