Is my first Java messenger server too large, or should I split it up?
I'm building a simple messenger server as my first project, but the code is starting to feel much larger than expected. It currently handles loading login data from…
code refactoring
What books can help a junior developer learn better software design?
I've been working professionally for about a year and a half, and I've designed and implemented one project largely on my own. Looking back, I can already see…
How can I reduce duplication in these Bash installation functions?
I have several Bash functions that install Docker, Docker Compose, Git, and jq. Each function repeats argument-count checks, empty-value validation, boolean validation, debug logging, and error handling. The…
How Do You Safely Refactor a Large, Untested Legacy Codebase?
I've inherited a genuinely difficult legacy system with no automated tests, several God objects and methods, around 20 dependencies, a hidden global dependency, and deeply nested conditionals and…
How Do You Safely Refactor a Large, Untested Legacy Codebase?
I've inherited a codebase with no meaningful tests, a large God object, roughly 20 dependencies, a hidden global dependency, and one enormous method full of nested conditionals, loops,…
How do you get back into an unfinished project after a long break?
When I return to an older project that I never finished, I often forget why I made certain decisions, even when the code has comments. My motivation and…
How do you get back into an unfinished project after a long break?
When I return to an older project that I never finished, I often forget why I made certain design choices, even when the code has comments. My motivation…
How do you take over and safely improve a large project with no tests or documentation?
I have about six years of experience and recently joined a company where I inherited a shipping application that integrates with an SSO service and several logistics systems.…
What’s the cleanest way to add an optional argument in Bash?
I have a Bash function that calls `notify-send` with a fixed set of options, plus an optional `--icon="$file"` argument when `$target` is not `pixel`. Right now I build…
How to Approach Code Refactoring and Design Patterns in MLOps?
Hey everyone! I'm looking to improve my team's development process in our startup where things are quite chaotic, mainly due to our inexperience with production code. We're working…