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Programming theory deals with the design, implementation, analysis, characterization, and classification of programming languages and their individ...

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AutoHotkey Switch-Case

AutoHotkey Switch-Case

byJoe Winograd
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Many programming languages have a Switch–Case capability. Since its first beta in 2003, AutoHotkey has not had one. Finally, in the recent 28-Sep-2019 release of Version 1.1.31.00, it now has Switch–Case. This article discusses it and shows a sample usage as applied to a previous post here at EE.
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Bloom Filter

Bloom Filters

byevilrix
Looking for a way to avoid searching through large data sets for data that doesn't exist? A Bloom Filter might be what you need. This data structure is a probabilistic filter that allows you to avoid unnecessary searches when you know the data definitely won't be found. Read on to find out more...
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Business-agile enterprise - Guarding organization against Disruption

byShakshi Shivi
"Disruption" is the most feared word for C-level executives these days. They agonize over their industry being disturbed by another player - most likely by startups.
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DRY Exception Handling with PostSharp

byAlexandre Simões
Exception Handling is in the core of any application that is able to dignify its name.
In this article, I'll guide you through the process of writing a DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) Exception Handling mechanism, using Aspect Oriented Programming.
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PHP Design - Avoiding Globals with Dependency Injection

byRay Paseur
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Introduction
This question got me thinking...

Why shouldn't we use Globals?…
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Improving Web Site Performance via PHP Cache

byRay Paseur
Introduction
This article explores the design of a cache system that can improve the …
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SOLID Design in PHP Applications

byRay Paseur
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Introduction
A frequently used term in Object-Oriented design is "SOLID" which is a mnemonic…
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Using PHP usort() to Simplify Complex Data Search

byRay Paseur
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Introduction
Many of the most common information processing tasks require sorting data …
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Software Design: Dependencies

byRay Paseur
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Dependencies in Software Design
In software development, the idea of dependencies…
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Using the Fluent Interface Design Pattern to Make Code more Concise and Readable

byRay Paseur
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The Fluent Interface Design Pattern

You can use the Fluent Interface…
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Chain of Responsibility - ReExplained

byLalit Chandra
Introduction
This article discusses the Chain of Responsibility pattern, explaining

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Considerations for Testing a Cache

byMark Bullock

Software development teams often use in-memory caches to improve performance. They want to speed up

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Waterfall Model pros and cons

bySmita Melinmani
What is Waterfall Model?
Waterfall model is the classic Software Development Life Cycle …
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PHP and MySQLi Table Maintenance

byRay Paseur
The CRUD Functions
CRUD, meaning "Create, Read, Update, Delete…
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PHP Variables and References

byRay Paseur
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Before You Read The Article
Please make sure you understand these two concepts: Variable Scope and …
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Object Oriented Programming in 500 words or less.

byDavid L. Hansen
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Ever wonder how to "do" object oriented programming (OOP)?
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Date formats are for humans. Machines just use the type.

byjonnidip
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One of the most frequent problems a "newbie" developer may encounter is having to deal with …
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And by the way, I am New to PHP

byRay Paseur
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Foreword (May 2015)

This web page has appeared at Google.  It's definitely worth considering!

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Beginner's Introduction To Programming

byRichard Davis
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An individual new to programming usually falls into one of two classes;
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Smelly Code - Confessions of a Java Noob

byJustin Merrill, MBA
The topic of "code smell" is rather fascinating, as well as rather "geeky". Is it better to learn …

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