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Refactoring IV – Finally There

January 27, 2016

On the previous post, we moved validation functionality to the Scraping object. The resulting function was this: [code language=”csharp”] private void btnStockSales_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { TickerDataCollection = new ObservableCollection<TickerData>(); var stockList = ReadStockData(); foreach (var item in stockList) { Scraper y = new Scraper(); TickerData x = y.Scraping(item); TickerDataCollection.Add(new TickerData(x.Ticker) { High = x.High, … More Refactoring IV – Finally There

Refactoring III -Why is this here?

January 27, 2016

On the previous post I moved URL parsing code by extending the StockData class and creating a property called Url, now we are left with this code, but if you look at the highlighted code, there are way too many things happening here!. [code language=”csharp” highlight=”14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29″] private void btnStockSales_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { TickerDataCollection = new ObservableCollection(); // … More Refactoring III -Why is this here?

Refactoring II- Encapsulating

January 27, 2016

On my previous post, I started refactoring a function that reads stock and dates, checks the data against Yahoo Finance and returns some data. In this function, I take the Stock Ticker and the data and parse the URL to be evaluated by our web scrapper object. [code language=”csharp” highlight=”13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23″] private void btnStockSales_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs … More Refactoring II- Encapsulating

Refactoring I -Convert Linq Anonymous Types to List

January 26, 2016

Refactoring is an important process to crafting readable and maintainable code. Functions should follow  the single responsibility principle – a function should do one thing and one thing only and should have few lines of code. Like with everything, you should apply this with measure and wisdom. I was asked to write a function that … More Refactoring I -Convert Linq Anonymous Types to List

Books every software developer should read in 2016 – if you have not done so

January 8, 2016

The obligatory reflection on what have we accomplished in 2015 … always a sticky question. But if keep it to my book, training and research, it does not look that bad, I managed to keep the momentum going. Software Development Cracking the coding Interview – Gayle Laakman This is a great book with brain teasers and … More Books every software developer should read in 2016 – if you have not done so

Serendipity

April 7, 2015

ser·en·dip·i·ty The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. “a fortunate stroke of serendipity” synonyms: (happy) chance, (happy) accident, fluke; More Merriam-Webster Definition