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Questions about problem solving and planning for a solution through software design.

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Are design patterns generally a force for good or bad?

Design patterns are great, if used correctly. It's useful to remember that the idea of design patterns originated in architecture. Architecture can vary wildly. … The typical problems with design patterns in programming are over use and the belief that they are silver bullets to fix any issue. They are not. …
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What are developer's problems with helpful error messages?

While there are plenty of examples of bad error messages that simply should not be, you must keep in the mind that it isn't always possible to provide the information you'd like to see. There is also …
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Should sales staff interfere in application analysis and design?

Ultimately, as developers, our responsibility is the technical design of a product (and its implementation). The rest of the design is not our area of responsibility. … Lacking a design (not necessarily just graphic) we will fill the void, because we have to. However, that does not mean that it is the best design for the product. …
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