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DRY II

11/24/07

08:18:33 pm, by truewill

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Categories: C#, Quality, .NET, Tools

DRY II

One of the OOP guidelines is DRY - Don’t Repeat Yourself. Good programmers avoid duplicate code. However, there are times when you need to implement the same pattern or template on a regular basis. You may have to repeat the pattern, but why repeat the development?

Techniques to re-implement simple patterns include:

Use Generics whenever possible.
Create Code Snippets.
Use a code generator such as CodeSmith (there is a free version, as well as open source alternatives). Code generators work particularly well for data access objects.

The key is to get it right the first time, and then to always implement it in a consistent manner.

Also, don’t reinvent the wheel. Other people have already developed templates for common patterns. Some examples:

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