Questions tagged [software]
Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provides the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it.
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Extending a complex codebase without breaking things [duplicate]
I have to extend a complex piece software and I wonder if I should make the changes directly "where they belong", or if I should try to not touch existing stuff and "plug-in" the ...
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Extracting type info
Suppose that I want to implement the following scenario. There is a board and each board has a set of peripherals like leds, temp sensors, gpio and so on. Each of them implements the according C++ ...
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How to allow users to provide their own child classes in a factory design pattern in c++?
I am building a c++ project that will allow users to essentially model and create their own fleet of cars. Right now, the approach I have in mind is a Car Factory Class that will implement all of the ...
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How is Agile model more flexible than the Waterfall model?
I know one of the differences between Agile and Waterfall is to do with more customer and user feedback, but I'm trying to wrap my head around what makes the Agile/XP model more adaptable to change. ...
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Is it possible to build a system to generate UUIDs where every UUID is guaranteed unique?
Is it possible to design a distributed system to generate unique ids where there is a requirement that every generated id is guaranteed to be unique with no possibility of collision? I didn't think ...
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How 3D assets are managed in real time configurators?
We see a lot of 3D configurator web applications on the web and even other type of configurators in embedded systems, such as LED Totem displays. From real time car configurators which every major car ...
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Is it possible to assess the quality of software if the customer keeps changing what it is supposed to do?
Kind of a yes/no question, if so, how? If the customer is unsure of his requirements and keeps changing them, on what basis are the software testers supposed to test the software to assess its quality?...
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Where do most development teams compile and run their code to test it? [closed]
Context: I'm not employed as a software developer. But I do hobby projects pretty regularly, and I was curious if application dependencies can be super varied during compilation and testing (if all ...
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