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Buzzword Buster – Dependency Inversion Principle

Buzzword Buster, Dependency Injection, Inversion Of Control, Programming

Definition: Dependency Inversion Principle refers to a specific form of decoupling aimed at rending high-level modules independent of the low-level modules’ implementation details. Its principle states: High-level modules should not depend on low-level modules, both should depend on abstractions. Abstractions should not depend upon details. Details should depend upon abstractions. Dependency Inversion Principle is often …

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Buzzword Buster – Spaghetti Code

Buzzword Buster, Programming

Definition: You have Spaghetti code when the flow in your application becomes so complex and tangled it resembles a bowl of spaghetti where the different execution paths are twisted and intertwined it’s hard to make out where they start and end. In software design, this is usually a danger associated with procedural programming or frequent, …

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Buzzword Buster – Macaroni Code

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Definition: You have Macaroni code when your application is chopped up into many little pieces and it’s difficult to see the big picture which may exist only in your (or someone else’s!) head. In software design, you can often end up with Macaroni code when you overuse/misuse/abuse abstractions, and it’s one of the main dangers …

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Buzzword Buster – IoC

Buzzword Buster, Dependency Injection, Design Patterns, Inversion Of Control, Programming

Definition: Inversion of Control (IoC) refers to the inversion of the flow of control (the order in which individual statements, function calls, etc. are executed) in a software. You’ll often hear the term Hollywood principle being mentioned in the same breath as IoC, it simply states "Don’t call us, we’ll call you" which more or …

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Buzzword Buster – Forewords

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For many of us, buzzwords and jargons have become part of everyday life, and us I.T (yet another former buzzword..) professionals never seem to shy away from the chance to invent new buzzwords/abbreviations to add to our ever-expanding vocabulary of technical terms used in I.T talks which confuses those not in the know to no …

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