Questions tagged [modules]
Modules are independent software components that result from the decomposition of a larger software into more manageable pieces.
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Why don't languages auto import everything based on namespace?
This is basically a continuation of "Why don't languages auto import everything?" but with a slightly altered premisse: Say we have a language like C++ / python that uses namespaces to ...
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Split actor model logic into modules
I'm starting a project using .NET and Microsoft Orleans, running on Kubernetes. The main reason I chose Orleans is that I have a system that deals with accounts. There can be millions of accounts, but ...
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How to think when grouping functionality into modules
What are some commonly used strategies when it comes to divide software into modules, other than there should not be any cyclic dependency between any modules? Some ways I think of Group everything ...
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What's the best way to import a python module in a python module without cluttering the modules namepace? [closed]
Let's say I am writing a python module module.py. Which provides functionalities for other parts of my code. Of course, the module has to import other modules. A simple example: import abc as _abc ...
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Decoupling modules of a monolith
As part of an migration from .NET Framework to .NET Core we're looking to decouple elements of our monolith into more manageable modules. Ideally following a clean architecture/DDD/microservice ...
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How to structure an ERP system in a modular way, with module hierarchy and where do application layers stand in this?
I built an asset management system (a web application) using C# ASP.NET in MVC structure. My project is built upon the ASP.NET Boilerplate template, which includes 5 layers by default. These layers ...
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Modularity vs pure functions
I often come across this dilemma in my own code and wondered if there is a term for this and if there is a single solution to it. Let me illustrate it with a pseudocode example of making a table from ...
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Why does CPython has both C and .python versions of modules?
The CPython implementation seems to have the same modules written both in C (e.g., datetime in .c) and also in .py for the same module (e.g., datetime in .py). My question is which version is used ...
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