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Pardhu DatabaseAsValue 11-10-24

The document discusses various concepts related to software development, including the benefits of Datomic's immutable data structures for historical data analysis, the differences between command and query messages in unit testing, and the principles of Railway Oriented Programming (ROP). It emphasizes the importance of considering multiple solutions before implementing software features and explains how Docker's layered architecture enhances efficiency in building and deploying containers. Additionally, it includes multiple-choice questions to assess understanding of these concepts.

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The document discusses various concepts related to software development, including the benefits of Datomic's immutable data structures for historical data analysis, the differences between command and query messages in unit testing, and the principles of Railway Oriented Programming (ROP). It emphasizes the importance of considering multiple solutions before implementing software features and explains how Docker's layered architecture enhances efficiency in building and deploying containers. Additionally, it includes multiple-choice questions to assess understanding of these concepts.

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Name : Vangipuram Pardhu Bharadhwaz

Assessment 3

Descriptive Questions

1. How does Datomic's use of immutable data structures benefit historical data
analysis?
Datomic’s are special for their immutability data structures. Immutability
ensures the preservation of history, clear logs. It allows the datomic to maintain a
complete history of all data states and have a track changes, updates and
deletions over time.
As Immutability does not override the current data state, it creates a new
version of data. Datomic allows a straightforward and clear analysis of changes in
data. This allows to make a note of all the previous versions of the state of the
data.
As the data states remain, it is easier to handle the data for modelling and
also increases efficiency of the datomic reducing the errors.

2. Define the key differences between command messages and query messages in
unit testing.
Command messages are used to command the system to perform some
actions and make changes to the system state whereas query messages are
used to retrieve the information from the system without making any changes to
the system.
The CRUD operations can be classified as the command messages where
as select, fetch data are query messages.
Unit Testing for command messages ensures that the commanded
changes are made to the system when the command is passed. In query
messages, unit testing ensures that the accurate or correct data is retrieved from
the system related to query.

3. Explain how Railway Oriented Programming (ROP) leverages types to handle


outcomes.
Railway Oriented Programming (ROP) is a design pattern that uses types
to manage and handle outcomes of operations in a structured and predictable
way. ROP uses a special type “RESULT” to store the outcome of an operation.
Result type has 2 possibilities or states. Sucess – Successful operation, outcome
of operation and Failure – Error or failure, information about the error or failure.
It handles all possible outcomes and allows functions to return the same
Result type. This ensures the series of actions performed as a chain, the chain
can continue processing only if the previous operation succeeded.
4. Why is it important to consider different solutions before implementing a
software feature?
It is important to consider different solutions before implementing a
software feature because of multiple reasons and the great impact behind it.
Multiple solutions ensure to select/choose the optimal solution which is
efficient in terms of performance, resource usage and scalability. This approach
is also effective and reveal the solution which suits or fits the requirements.
Multiple solutions can help us to better understand different approaches,
ideas, perspectives and thoughts which brings out creative and innovative ideas
out in much better way. This also helps to evaluate the gaps in other solutions
and provides a platform of improvement in all cases. Considering multiple
solutions is even better to analyze the cost considerations and helps us to have a
thought on budget. The quality of the feature along with the flexibility and
adaptability increases when considering different solutions.

5. Describe how Docker’s layered architecture improves efficiency in building and


deploying containers.
Docker’s layered architecture improves efficiency in building and
deploying containers through various ways.
Docker follows a layered system of architecture. Each change made to the
filesystem creates a new layer enhancing clarity and optimization of tasks.
Docker also have minimal storage requirements which speeds up the image
creation and deployment,
Caching helps to reuse the old bytes of memory which remained same in
multiple stages which reduces the build time, increases performances when
working on large applications. Each container operates in its own environment,
ensuring that dependencies and configurations do not conflict. Docker’s
architecture is well-suited for microservices, enabling teams to develop, test, and
deploy services independently, which enhances efficiency in development
workflows.

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Datomic’s immutable values help to:


a. a) Erase historical data
b. b) Maintain consistent references over time
c. c) Allow in-place data changes
d. d) Simplify user authentication

2. Containers are advantageous because they:


a. a) Run heavier than virtual machines
b. b) Simplify dependency management
c. c) Require a hypervisor
d. d) Only work on Linux

3. In ROP, which type is often used to encapsulate both success and failure?
a. a) Dictionary
b. b) Result
c. c) Array
d. d) Class

4. Effective unit tests should focus on:


a. a) Private methods
b. b) Public interfaces
c. c) Nested objects
d. d) Command-line interfaces

5. The importance of deep thinking in problem-solving is to:


a. a) Rush through coding
b. b) Allow for quick fixes
c. c) Provide a thorough understanding of the problem
d. d) Increase coding speed

6. The primary goal of Datomic’s persistent data structures is to:


a. a) Allow data to change rapidly
b. b) Maintain a record of past states
c. c) Delete old data automatically
d. d) Improve user interface design

7. The Docker command to start an interactive session within a container is:


a. a) docker build
b. b) docker run -it
c. c) docker create
d. d) docker image

8. Mocks in testing are primarily used to:


a. a) Simplify code dependencies
b. b) Simulate real objects and dependencies
c. c) Replace public interfaces
d. d) Minimize test scope

9. In ROP, when a failure occurs, the program should:


a. a) Ignore it and continue
b. b) Stop further execution
c. c) Switch to a success state
d. d) Restart from the beginning
10. Containers benefit developers by:
a. a) Locking applications to specific environments
b. b) Supporting consistent application environments
c. c) Increasing deployment time
d. d) Limiting application access

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