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Whenever an activity occurs in repetition, such as programming, patterns emerge and can be documented. The benefits of documenting and using software design patterns are well established, as are some ...

With performance optimizations seemingly having lost their relevance in an era of ever-increasing hardware performance, there are still many good reasons to spend some time optimizing code. In a ...

In of this three-part series introducing design patterns, I referred to Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Design. This classic was written by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Some of the tools you use in building applications also apply as you build out your services. The Single Responsibility Principle (SRP), for example, makes as much sense at the service level as it ...

SystemVerilog supports templates for generic code writing using parameterized classes. Here we’re going to describe some of the design patterns in the code that make up the UVM base class library.

Many developers are tasked with writing unit tests as test-first design and development becomes commonplace, even on teams that aren't strictly practicing Agile methodologies. Test-driven development ...