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Is coupling with strings "looser" than with class methods?

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Stack and Heap memory in Java

What's the difference between an API and an SDK?

Classes naming: singular or plural?

Is micro-optimisation important when coding?

Why is it so bad to read data from a database "owned" by a different microservice

Should a getter throw an exception if its object has invalid state?

Why are people so strongly opposed to #region tags in methods?

How to protect source code from remote developers?

Is programming or computer science in general, all about algorithms?

Is having trouble with data structures common for beginners?

How do programmers quit a job?

Why use an OO approach instead of a giant "switch" statement?

Why are shortcuts like x += y considered good practice?

Dynamic vs Statically typed languages for websites

Do the young minds need to learn the pointer concepts?

Why is software still released with known bugs?

Differences between programming in school vs programming in industry?

What are the arguments against parsing the Cthulhu way?

Is coupling with strings "looser" than with class methods?

Is code like this a "train wreck" (in violation of Law of Demeter)?

What is O in Big O?

How object oriented is PHP?

In MVC should a model handle validation?

How to handle divide by zero in a language that doesn't support exceptions?

Is big-O really that relevant when working in industry?

Do I need to understand algorithms and data structures to be called a programmer?

Why do operating systems do low level stuff in C and C++? Why not just C++?

How to explain why multi-threading is difficult

Why develop free, open source programs?

How to choose between Tell don't Ask and Command Query Separation?