SOLID · 12 MIN
Open/Closed Principle
Design for extension without rewriting the code that already works.
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Single Responsibility Principle
Only one reason to change.
public class ReportService
{
private readonly ICache _cache;
private readonly ILogger _log;
public Report Get(string id) =>
_cache.Get(id);
}
{
private readonly ICache _cache;
private readonly ILogger _log;
public Report Get(string id) =>
_cache.Get(id);
}
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