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• When to use std::size_t?

  - by nhaa123

  Hi, I'm just wondering should I use std::size_t for loops and stuff instead of int? For instance: #include <cstdint int main() { for (std::size_t i = 0; i < 10; ++i) // std::size_t OK here? Or should I use, say, unsigned int instead? } In general, what is the the best practice regarding when to use std::size_t?

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• Using an image file vs data URI in the CSS

  - by fudgey

  I'm trying to decide the best way to include an image that is required for a script I've written. I discovered this site and it made me think about trying this method to include the image as a data URI since it was so small - it's a 1x1 pixel 50% opacity png file (used for a background) - it ends up at 2,792 bytes as an image versus 3,746 bytes as text in the CSS. So would this be considered good practice, or would it just clutter up the CSS unnecessarily?

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• Javascript - Do I need to use 'var' when reassigning a variable defined in the function's parameters

  - by John Himmelman

  I've found many definitions of the 'var' statement but most of them are incomplete (usually from introductory guides/tutorials). Should I use 'var' if the variable & scope has been declared in the params list? someFunc = function(someVar) { // Is it considered good practice to use 'var', even if it is redundant? var someVar = cheese; };

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• What are the reasons *not* to use a GUID for a primary key?

  - by Yarin

  Whenever I design a database I automatically start with an auto-generating GUID primary key for each of my tables (excepting look-up tables) I know I'll never lose sleep over duplicate keys, merging tables, etc. To me it just makes sense philosophically that any given record should be unique across all domains, and that that uniqueness should be represented in a consistent way from table to table. I realize it will never be the most performant option, but putting performance aside, I'd like to know if there are philosophical arguments against this practice?

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• Should a function have only one return statement?

  - by David

  Are there good reasons why it's a better practice to have only one return statement in a function? Or is it okay to return from a function as soon as it is logically correct to do so, meaning there may be many return statements in the function?

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• How to learn proper C++?

  - by Chris

  While reading a long series of really, really interesting threads, I've come to a realization: I don't think I really know C++. I know C, I know classes, I know inheritance, I know templates (& the STL) and I know exceptions. Not C++. To clarify, I've been writing "C++" for more than 5 years now. I know C, and I know that C and C++ share a common subset. What I've begun to realize, though, is that more times than not, I wind up treating C++ something vaguely like "C with classes," although I do practice RAII. I've never used Boost, and have only read up on TR1 and C++0x - I haven't used any of these features in practice. I don't use namespaces. I see a list of #defines, and I think - "Gracious, that's horrible! Very un-C++-like," only to go and mindlessly write class wrappers for the sake of it, and I wind up with large numbers (maybe a few per class) of static methods, and for some reason, that just doesn't seem right lately. The professional in me yells "just get the job done," the academic yells "you should write proper C++ when writing C++" and I feel like the point of balance is somewhere in between. I'd like to note that I don't want to program "pure" C++ just for the sake of it. I know several languages. I have a good feel for what "Pythonic" is. I know what clean and clear PHP is. Good C code I can read and write better than English. The issue is that I learned C by example, and picked up C++ as a "series of modifications" to C. And a lot of my early C++ work was creating class wrappers for C libraries. I feel like my own personal C-heavy background while learning C++ has sort of... clouded my acceptance of C++ in it's own right, as it's own language. Do the weathered C++ lags here have any advice for me? Good examples of clean, sharp C++ to learn from? What habits of C does my inner-C++ really need to break from? My goal here is not to go forth and trumpet "good" C++ paradigm from rooftops for the sake of it. C and C++ are two different languages, and I want to start treating them that way. How? Where to start? Thanks in advance! Cheers, -Chris

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• C# event handlers not thread safe?

  - by Daniel

  So i've read around that instead of calling a event directly with if (SomeEvent != null) SomeEvent(this, null); i should be doing SomeEventHandler temp = SomeEvent; if (temp != null) temp(this, null); Why is this so? How does the second version become thread safe? What is the best practice?

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• Letting users trial your web app before sign-up: sessions or temp db?

  - by Mat

  I've seen a few instances now where web applications are letting try them out without you having to sign-up (though to save you need to of course). example: trial at http://minutedock.com/ I'm wondering about doing this for my own web app and the fundamental question is whether to store their info into sessions or into a temp user table? The temp user table would allow logging and potentially be less of a hit on the server correct? Is there a best practice here?

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• MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) interview questions?

  - by Shane

  I programmed in Matlab for many years, but switched to using R exclusively in the past few years so I'm a little out of practice. I'm interviewing a candidate today who describes himself as a Matlab expert. What MATLAB interview questions that I should be asking?

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• What is the best way to organize directories within a large grails application?

  - by egervari

  What is the best way to organize directories within a large grails application? In a typical Spring application, we'd have myproject/domain/ and myproject/web/controllers and myproject/services Since grails puts these artifacts in their own directories... and then just uses the same base project package for everything, what is the best practice? Use the same sub package name for domain objects, controllers, services too? Ken

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• Cannot have a qualifier in the select list while performing a JOIN w/ USING keyword.

  - by JuiceBerry123

  I am looking at a practice test that doesn't have explanations about the correct answers. The question I'm confused about basically asks why the following SQL statement can never work: SELECT oi.order_id, product_jd, order_date FROM order_items oi JOIN orders o USING(order_id); The answer it gave was: "The statement would not execute because the column part of the USING clause cannot have a qualifier in the SELECT list" Can someone elaborate on this? I am pretty stumped.

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• validating whether a element exists and has some specific value in xsl

  - by flash

  how to check the tag exists and the value is 'On' do something in xsl please correct me., <xsl:if test="$status and $status='On'"> //do something </xsl:if> can we skip checking whether the tag exists and direclty check for the value. <xsl:if test="$status='On'"> //do something </xsl:if> is it a correct practice.,

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• Is it safe to change the 'Security.salt' line to a more lengthy string {64 hex key}

  - by Gaurav Sharma

  Hi everyone, I have changed the Configure::write('Security.salt', '############'); value in the file config/core.php file to a '256-bit hex key'. Is it safe or a good practice to change these lines for every different installation of cakephp application or shall I revert back to the original ? I also changed the Configure::write('Security.cipherSeed','7927237598237592759727'); to a different one of more length. Please throw some light on this. Thanks

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• How to code Android for the visually impaired?

  - by johnrock

  Does Android support visually impaired users in the same way as HTML alt tags are used to provide input for screen readers on the web? If so, what is the best practice to code Buttons and ImageViews etc so they can be read by a screen reader?

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• As a Dev Lead, what are the top few things that you ask your developers to consistently follow?

  - by Rahul Soni

  Being a development lead has its own set of challenges. You know a lot of stuff that can be considered as a best practice, but to ensure that everyone in your team is following them is one such challenge. How do you overcome this?

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• Communicating with remote server in Android

  - by primal

  Hi, As part of the college mini-project, I am developing a micro-blogging platform for Android. I am planning to use Django framework in python to handle the communication between Android and remote server so as to make database API independent. I heard its best practice to use HTTP methods for the communication. Which is the best site/book to learn using HTTP methods for Android? I

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• What's a good solution to have a configuration settings specific to a machine?

  - by Rubans

  HI, I want to have set configuration settings for a unit test project that is only relative for one machine ( i.e build machine). So for e.g. is the unit test project is being compiled on a developer machine then use settings A from App.config, if it's compiled on a build machine then use settings B from App.config. Is there a best practice for this sort of things?

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• Creating an additional related model with Devise

  - by Tim Sullivan

  I've started to implement a new project using Devise, which is pretty fantastic for handling users. However, when a user signs up, they're not just creating a User model, but also need to create a related Account model that represents the company. Additional users will also belongs_to this Account model. I can't seem to find a hook for this in Devise, though it seems like a pretty common pattern. What's the best practice for this?

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• Updating protected attributes using update_all

  - by Jack

  Since you cannot use the normal 'update' and 'update_attribute' methods from ActiveRecord to update a protected attribute, is the following the best way to update an attribute for a single user? User.update_all("admin = true","id = 1") I'm guessing this doesn't lie in the 'best practice' category, so I'm just curious if there is a more appropriate way.

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• Using custom widgets with glade / Gtkbuilder

  - by Masterofpsi

  Hi all. I'm developing an application with Gtk and Glade. My impression is that it's common practice to create a subclass of GtkWindow for your main window, but I'm stuck on how I would construct my subclass from a GtkBuilder definition. Does anyone know how?

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• DataSet v/s Database

  - by Hemanshu Bhojak

  While designing applications it is a very good practice to have all the business logic in one place. So why then we sometimes have the business logic in stored procs? Can we fetch all data from the DB and store it in a DataSet and then process it? What would be the performance of the app in this scenario?

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• Passing XML as a parameter to a web service

  - by Alex Angas

  In an answer to another question it was mentioned that passing XML as a string parameter to a web service was bad practice. What is the reason for this?

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• What is the best method to convert to an Integer in JavaScript?

  - by Mathew Byrne

  There are several different methods for converting floating point numbers to Integers in JavaScript. My question is what method gives the best performance, is most compatible, or is considered the best practice? Here are a few methods that I know of: var a = 2.5; window.parseInt(a); // 2 Math.floor(a); // 2 a | 0; // 2 I'm sure there are others out there. Suggestions?

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• Do i need to dispose of MySqlCommand?

  - by acidzombie24

  I find it incredibly annoying to write a using statement on every one of my queries (which require its own command or write parameters.clear()) which sometimes require declaring variables outside of the using block. Its so incredibly annoying and looks much dirtier compared to the version without disposing the object. Do i need to dispose of it? what happens if i dont? I do know its good practice to dispose of an object when it has that interface.

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• JSP application scope objects in Java library

  - by FrontierPsycho

  I am working on a preexisting web application built with JSP, which uses an external Java library. I want to make some JavaBeans that were instantiated with jsp:useBean tags available to the Java code. What would be a good practice to do that? I suppose I can pass the objects in question to every function call that requires them, but I'd like to avoid that.

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