All Questions
Tagged with programming-practices c#
90 questions
118
votes
16
answers
24k
views
Should I add redundant code now just in case it may be needed in the future?
Rightly or wrongly, I'm currently of the belief that I should always try to make my code as robust as possible, even if this means adding in redundant code / checks that I know won't be of any use ...
- 2,213
88
votes
11
answers
19k
views
Is it a bad practice to modify code strictly for testing purposes
I have a debate with a programmer colleague about whether it is a good or bad practice to modify a working piece of code only to make it testable (via unit tests for example).
My opinion is that it ...
- 1,185
56
votes
3
answers
74k
views
Which is a better practice - helper methods as instance or static?
This question is subjective but I was just curious how most programmers approach this. The sample below is in pseudo-C# but this should apply to Java, C++, and other OOP languages as well.
Anyway, ...
- 663
50
votes
5
answers
62k
views
When and why to use Nested Classes?
Using Object Oriented Programming we have the power to create a class inside a class (a nested class), but I have never created a nested class in my 4 years of coding experience.
What are nested ...
- 683
42
votes
8
answers
45k
views
Private variable vs property?
When setting a value to a variable inside of a class most of the time we are presented with two options:
private string myValue;
public string MyValue
{
get { return myValue; }
set { myValue = ...
- 2,179
40
votes
6
answers
38k
views
Try/Catch/Log/Rethrow - Is Anti Pattern?
I can see several post where importance of handling exception at central location or at process boundary been emphasized as a good practice rather than littering every code block around try/catch. I ...
- 1,450
36
votes
5
answers
68k
views
Is it a good practice to create a ClassCollection of another Class?
Lets says I have a Carclass:
public class Car
{
public string Engine { get; set; }
public string Seat { get; set; }
public string Tires { get; set; }
}
Lets say we're making a system ...
- 535
30
votes
5
answers
39k
views
When and why you should use void (instead of e.g. bool/int)
I occasionally run into methods where a developer chose to return something which isn't critical to the function. I mean, when looking at the code, it apparently works just as nice as a void and after ...
- 830
28
votes
15
answers
5k
views
Is it wise to be going back and forth between two programming languages? [closed]
I have been writing quite a lot of PHP for nearly two years. Now I am doing .NET (mainly c#) development. However, sometimes I go back and do some php.
My main question is, is it wise for me to ...
26
votes
3
answers
17k
views
Should I avoid using unsigned int in C#?
I recently thought about the use of unsigned integers in C# (and I guess similar argument can be said about other "high level languages")
When In need of an integer I am normally not faced with the ...
- 567
22
votes
4
answers
10k
views
Is the "Gets or sets .." necessary in XML documentation of properties?
I am looking for a recommendation of a best practice for XML comments in C#. When you create a property, it seems like that the expected XML documentation has the following form:
/// <summary>
/...
- 265
21
votes
9
answers
3k
views
How to teach Exception Handling for New Programmers? [closed]
How do you go about teaching Exception Handling to Programmers. All other things are taught easily - Data Structures, ASP.NET, WinForms, WPF, WCF - you name it, everything can be taught easily.
With ...
- 2,258
15
votes
3
answers
12k
views
Child to Parent linking - bad idea?
I have a situation where my parent knows about it's child (duh) but I want the child to be able to reference the parent. The reason for this is that I want the child to have the ability to designate ...
- 362
13
votes
2
answers
5k
views
What is the best approach for inline code comments?
We are doing some refactoring to a 20 years old legacy codebase, and I'm having a discussion with my colleague about the comments format in the code (plsql, java).
There is no a default format for ...
- 233
12
votes
4
answers
3k
views
How do I wrap a service so it is simpler
We have a dependency to a third-party service which exposes a gigantic interface of which we only need like 3 methods. Additionally, the interface changes frequently...
I've decided to wrap the ...
- 339