Carlos Matias
Fullstack Software Developer • I occasionally write about Software, Agile and Personal Growth
I’ve been programming in Object Oriented languages for decades. The first OO language I used was C++ and then Smalltalk and finally .NET…
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Luzius MeisserHe is right regarding inheritance and polymorphism. Usually, composition and interfaces work better. However, he is wrong on encapsulation. First, encapsulationSee more can help structuring a program very nicely. Second, the main weakness of encapsulation and object-oriented programming in general is one he does not mention at all: namely that its philosophy goes directly against that of table-based databases and many other forms of persistence. The basic idea of object-oriented programming is that data and functions that operate on that data belong together. Relational databases are built on the opposite idea, namely that data should be separated completely from the functions that operate on that data. So whenever you want to connect objects to a database, there are lots of frictions.
Drop-down lists are great – when used correctly. If there’s anywhere between 7 and 15 options, a drop-down list is usually a really good fit. You can put a healthy amount of information in your form&h
Provide value to users before asking them to receive your app’s notifications; tell them what the notifications will be about. Don’t send notifications in bursts; make it easy to turn them off.
Peter Bell has been building engineering teams for nearly two decades. Here are his insights on empowering teams by focusing on intrinsic motivations (not external rewards).
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This talk is a historical & philosophical journey deep into the heart of darkness, er, object-oriented programming (OOP). Join me as I have my world shaken b...