Top "Application-design" questions

Application design (also known as software architecture) is the process of creating a conceptual structured understanding of the different aspects of the application.

How to design Java application?

What are the general guidelines and best practices to keep in mind while designing Java application [Simple console apps to …

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Is Using .NET 4.0 Tuples in my C# Code a Poor Design Decision?

With the addition of the Tuple class in .net 4, I have been trying to decide if using them in my …

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Hibernate lazy-load application design

I tend to use Hibernate in combination with Spring framework and it's declarative transaction demarcation capabilities (e.g., @Transactional). As …

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Spring and Guice together, or just Spring

I'm starting a new Java web app from scratch. I don't have much experience on Spring Framework, but I know …

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Is DTO pattern deprecated or not?

In a complete Java EE application that's clustered is the DTO pattern still a valid option? The application in question …

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What is the best "forgot my password" method?

Possible Duplicate: Forgot Password: what is the best method of implementing a forgot password function? I'm programming a community website. …

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best practices for "data layer" in android client apps

Here is one design/ best practices question.. I'm new to android development, and basically new to web/mobile solutions. So, …

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How to pass information from one WPF UserControl to another WPF UserControl?

I've got a WPF application. On the left side there is a stackpanel full of buttons. On the right side …

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What is the best way in MVVM to build a menu that displays various pages?

I want to build a simple application with the MVVM pattern. This application will have two main parts: menu on …

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Circular dependencies in foreign keys: use it or avoid it?

My application loads lots of data from a database into a complex data structure. The in-memory data structure ressembles the …

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