ABAP
Blogs about my work with the ABAP programming language. Topics include design, best practices and real-life experiences.
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Gists to share code instantly
Want to quickly share a code snippet? Yes, please, but keep it as simple as possible – it is possible.
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Don’t save money at the expense of quality
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3–4 minutesThe idea of saving money by reducing quality is not new. The consequences are also not new and that is why I am against it.
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Throw these comments overboard
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1–2 minutesComments are a part of ABAP. As with all the possibilities of a programming language, you can basically do everything wrong with them, even if you mean well. We all experience countless examples every day. It works differently too.
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We love Formulare Podcast #16
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1–2 minutesAnother episode of “We love forms” is ready for your ears. This time it’s about S/4HANA. It’s not long until 2027.
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Advantages of Unit Tests
The quality of software is a permanently important topic. Any help is welcome. Unit tests, for example, are a great help and should be considered for a variety of reasons.
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Function key power
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1–2 minutesDear community, I have been a big fan of the ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse (ADT) as a development environment for years. It is often said that the ADT is so important because you can use it to maintain CDS views or work on ABAP cloud projects. That’s all true. Personally, I think the refactoring…
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Be the first to use your class
The use of unit tests has many positive effects. In particular, if you test your own classes directly using unit tests, long before anyone else, you have the chance to improve the design significantly.
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Example domain or email address
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1–2 minutesIn documentation, you sometimes need an email address or a domain as an example. But which one should you use? After all, a fictitious domain or email address could really exist.
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SPA/GPA parameters with linking class
There are topics that belong together. For example, the SPA/GPA parameters. Clarifying their interaction helps to quickly understand the design and data flow in a process.
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Either Design Pattern
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2–3 minutesThrowing and handling exceptions can make reading and understanding source code difficult. The Either design pattern is an approach to avoid exactly this problem.