http://chadaustin.me/2010/01/avoid-manual-initialization/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://chadaustin.me/2010/01/avoid-manual-initialization/comment-page-1/#comment-17270 Tyler Streeter Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:05:50 +0000 http://chadaustin.me/?p=1487#comment-17270 Thanks Chad! Thanks Chad!

]]> http://chadaustin.me/2010/01/avoid-manual-initialization/comment-page-1/#comment-17201 Chad Austin Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:21:16 +0000 http://chadaustin.me/?p=1487#comment-17201 I'd suggest intelligent defaults, but give the option to configure the library. In the IMVU code, we sometimes create a "Runtime" object that you must instantiate and pass to your other objects. The Runtime would contain the state you mentioned. Runtime can enforce that only one exists, if necessary. If not, just let your users create multiple Runtimes. This makes automated testing much easier. I’d suggest intelligent defaults, but give the option to configure the library. In the IMVU code, we sometimes create a “Runtime” object that you must instantiate and pass to your other objects. The Runtime would contain the state you mentioned. Runtime can enforce that only one exists, if necessary. If not, just let your users create multiple Runtimes. This makes automated testing much easier.

]]> http://chadaustin.me/2010/01/avoid-manual-initialization/comment-page-1/#comment-17007 Tyler Streeter Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:25:10 +0000 http://chadaustin.me/?p=1487#comment-17007 Hey Chad, what if my library has a bunch of parameters to be set only once before creating any objects? For example, things like logging settings, number of threads to create, etc. In that case does it make sense to require an init function that takes these params? Or should I make it optional and just use default values if the user doesn't call init? Hey Chad, what if my library has a bunch of parameters to be set only once before creating any objects? For example, things like logging settings, number of threads to create, etc. In that case does it make sense to require an init function that takes these params? Or should I make it optional and just use default values if the user doesn’t call init?

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