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user251748
– user251748

2017-01-06 14:21:38 +00:00
Commented Jan 6, 2017 at 14:21
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Ok, this ought to have been a comment, not an answer. But he’s a new guy, so at least explain; don’t just downvote & run away! Welcome aboard, Danny. I cancelled a downvote, but next time make it a comment :-)

Mawg
– Mawg

2017-01-06 15:39:10 +00:00
Commented Jan 6, 2017 at 15:39
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Ok I've extended the answer to include some more complex things that I've learned the hard way and the easy way writing brief code.

danny117
– danny117

2017-01-06 17:00:38 +00:00
Commented Jan 6, 2017 at 17:00
Thanks for the welcome @Mawg I want to point out the check for null is what I encounter the most causing problems in brief code.

danny117
– danny117

2017-01-06 17:09:54 +00:00
Commented Jan 6, 2017 at 17:09
I just edited via Android and it did not ask for a description of the edit. I added optimistic update (detect changed and warn)

danny117
– danny117

2017-01-09 00:50:33 +00:00
Commented Jan 9, 2017 at 0:50

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