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How to prevent race conditions in a web application?
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What is the name of this pattern / style?
@docbrown I find that question inappropriate
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What is the name of this pattern / style?
@DocBrown not sure I entirely understood your question. I'd be happy to change the code, but it's a big un-DRY mess, with no automated tests, so it'd be risky
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What is the name of this pattern / style?
@FilipMilovanović sounds about right. Seeing Jon Raynor's "rules engine" helps it make more sense too. Thx
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What is the name of this pattern / style?
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What is the name of this pattern / style?
@davidbak the problem arises if i want to run step D (which doesn't exist), or run C before B
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What's a universal way to store a geographical address/location in a database?
David Hay covers this in Chapter 12 of Enterprise Model Patterns. It's pretty extensive, so you should read the book: books.google.ca/…
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Why do most log files use plain text rather than a binary format?
pf (firewall) also logs in binary, specifically to tcpdump format
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Where is the line between unit testing application logic and distrusting language constructs?
Unit test in order of decreasing cyclomatic complexity. Trust me, you'll run out of time before you get to this function
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How can I argue convincingly against duplicating database columns?
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How can I argue convincingly against duplicating database columns?
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How can I argue convincingly against duplicating database columns?
@Joshua it depends on who the analysts are. If it's a marketing manager using Excel, then you shouldn't :)
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