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2012
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Python’s subprocess module stands as one of the most powerful tools in a developer’s toolkit. The module lets you spawn new processes, connect to their input/output/error pipes, and get return codes. Think of the subprocess module as your bridge between Python scripts and system commands, replacing older modules like os.system and os.spawn and providing a better, unified way to handle external processes.
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A powerful yet simple feature in C#, enums often go underappreciated. They provide a way to assign meaningful names to numeric constants, making your code more readable and easier to maintain. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned developer, understanding enums and applying best practices can elevate your C# programming skills.
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Debugging is a vital part of software development, ensuring that code behaves as intended, identifying errors early, and preventing small fixes from escalating into larger problems. Developers risk releasing unreliable, inefficient, or even unusable code without proper debugging techniques. This tutorial covers the fundamentals of Python’s assert statement, practical ways to use assertions for testing and debugging, and best practices for using assertions effectively while avoiding common pitfalls.
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When it comes to creating loops in programming, the C# language offers plenty of options: while, do-while, for, foreach, and even the ForEach() method of the List class. Among all of those, the C# foreach loop is arguably the most popular one, at least when it comes to iterating through the items of a collection. Using this language construct is quite intuitive, but do you really understand how it works?
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The C# list offers a powerful, flexible, and intuitive way to work with collections in C#. That’s probably why it’s one of the most well-known and popular ways in C# to handle multiple values. However, many C# developers barely scratch the surface of what there is to know about this important C# class. As it turns out, there are significant performance and thread-safety implications when using lists.
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Java and Kotlin have been at the forefront for Android development and beyond. Java, a very reliable language with over two decades of dominance, has shaped the foundation of countless software applications and systems. Kotlin, on the other hand, is a newer language designed to improve upon Java, offering modern syntax, enhanced safety, and greater developer productivity. But how do these languages compare in terms of features, performance, use cases, and community support?
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Today we’re going to be talking about Strings in Java. If you write Java often, you know that a String is considered a first-class object, even though it is not one of the eight primitive types. What you may not know is how to handle Strings in production applications best. From handling internationalization and localization to optimizing performance for large-scale applications, understanding how to work with Strings can significantly improve code quality and maintainability.
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One of the most well-known design patterns, singleton ensures the existence of a single instance of a given class during the life of an application. What makes this pattern important and useful? Moreover, what is a design pattern? How do they work? How and when should I use singleton? These questions, plus use cases and examples are covered in detail in this detailed guide.
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If you have ever come across code that was challenging to expand or maintain, you are not alone. Every developer deals with the difficulty of reviewing old code, which seems like a complicated puzzle. SOLID principles are a useful collection of rules designed to assist you in writing code that is clearer and easier to maintain, instead of just theoretical ideas. Following these guidelines makes your C# applications less subject to errors and easier to maintain.
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We talked a bit about the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in a recent post, but today, we’re going to dig a little deeper into one particular and crucial element in the testing phase, particularly for Agile development: regression testing.
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Stackify Sales Engineer, Phillip Spurling, shows how to use Retrace to proactively improve the performance of your application. Learn how to use an APM solution to evaluate application performance, dive into an error, and share with your team.
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We are excited and honored to be ranked #379 in the 2019 Inc. 5000 ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing companies. Here are some thoughts from Founder & CEO Matt Watson about Stackify’s journey.
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What are profilers? Which is the best? Download our free guide and get all the answers around using a .NET profiler.
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Methods for optimizing web apps in Azure, logging, deploying to IIS, and more. Download our free guide and get all the answers around .NET Core.
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Logging is a crucial part of any application for both debugging and audit purposes. Read about best practices and find how-to guides in our ebook.

Stackify helps developers manage and troubleshoot application problems with integrated monitoring, metrics, errors & logs.

Stackify offers the only developers-friendly cloud based solution that fully integrates application performance management (APM) with error tracking and log management in one platform. Stackify allows software developers, operations and support managers to easily monitor, detect and resolve application issues, before they affect the business to ensure a better end user experience, higher satisfaction and lower churn.

We provide an affordable APM solution designed for developers:

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  • Improve deployments: Track when deployments occur and if your team is shipping higher quality code.

Diagnose, Improve and Accelerate Performance. Stackify gives developers the confidence they need to deploy early and often.