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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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How to refactor "init()" into "physically make them two separate classes"?
According to https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/334994/432039, I know "init()" method is a code smell, and "physically make them two separate classes" is a way to ...
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Why is using an internal attribute to filter objects considered OK, but when I use a map to filter based on attributes, it's considered a code smell?
A long time ago I asked about using an enum to essentially use as a poor version of instanceof to make decisions about an object.
As stated in this answer:
When your weapon types enum just mirrors ...
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Have an object communicate with another object
I asked similar question earlier this morning, and for whatever reason, I'm not getting a complete answer to my question. I'll ask it a different way.
I was attempting to understand Eric Lippert's ...
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Using a Collection with Attributes to Check and Make Decisions
I was reading on this SESE page about using a variable to indicate the object type, more specifically, an enum.
The accepted answer states:
When your weapon types enum just mirrors the class ...
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Are init() methods a code smell?
Is there any purpose for declaring an init() method for a type?
I'm not asking whether we should prefer init() over a constructor or how to avoid declaring init().
I'm asking if there is any ...
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Is there any reason to use "plain old data" classes?
In legacy code I occasionally see classes that are nothing but wrappers for data. something like:
class Bottle {
int height;
int diameter;
Cap capType;
getters/setters, maybe a ...
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