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Re:The difficulty of programming depends on the layer and qu... by gonzo41 on Sunday April 25, 2021 @04:56AM (#26931330)
I would controversially add,

- don't use interfaces until you absolutely have to, and then try and find another way.

YMMV, but in my corporate experience with OO code, I find a lot of interfaces that have one implementation. It's a waste to plan for a future that doesn't come.

I feel we're lacking something like software mindfulness. Where you stay in the moment and just solve the problem.

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Re:The difficulty of programming depends on the layer and qu... by jolux on Sunday April 25, 2021 @12:06PM (#26933772)
It depends what language you’re in. As long as you can use fakes, it doesn’t matter if you use interfaces or not. In C#, implementations are sealed by default so faking them is not feasible unless you make the function virtual.
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