Questions tagged [throwaway]

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Good strategies for developing throwaway code?

I frequently write throwaway code (in a research environment) - for example to explore an algorithm or a model for a scientific property or process. Many of these "experiments" are one-off but sometimes I find that I need to use a few later. For…
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When do you throw a prototype away and start over?

When you're prototyping a new system, what guideline(s) do you use to mark a stop-and-start-over point?
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Should I fully declare throw-away objects?

If I need to do something like this: var connection = new Connection(host); connection.Execute(Commands.Delete); Is there anything wrong in doing this: (new Connection(host)).Execute(Commands.Delete); The first example may be more readable, but…
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