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How to avoid init methods when 2 objects need the reference of each other?
According to https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/334994/432039, I know init is a code smell and should be avoided, and one of the solutions is to use a builder to hold the state first ...
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Advice for bugfixing object oriented code: why is data not set?
When debugging object oriented (Java) code, sometimes some field of some object is null while it should not be. I often spend what I feel is way too much time trying to figure out where it should have ...
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For what reasons Java and C# initialize static data on demand?
I am reading "The Go Programming Language" right now and I have read package initialization chapter which tells (or I read it wrong) that Go uses eagerly initialization.
So in time we saw say C++ ...
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Initialize in Field, Constructor, or Argument
If I know what a field will be initialized to, should I initialize it in the field, constructor, or receive it as a parameter? I am asking about best practices. All three options effectively provide ...
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