Top "Magic-string" questions

A magic string is an input that a programmer believes will never come externally and which activates otherwise hidden functionality.

What does "258EAFA5-E914-47DA-95CA-C5AB0DC85B11" means in WebSocket Protocol

I don't understand the meaning of "258EAFA5-E914-47DA-95CA-C5AB0DC85B11" in RFC 6455. Why does the server …

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Compile Time Reflection in C#

I frequently write C# code that has to use magic strings to express property names. Everyone knows the problems with …

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.Net - Strategies to avoid magic string

In code at work, we have many uses of magic strings like the following code snippet: if (user.HasRight("Profile.…

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