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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Avoid changing a loop variable inside a for loop block.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Try to update loop variables close to where the loop condition is specified.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Try to use standard exceptions.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Always create verbose error messages.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Always list the explicit exceptions a method or property can throw.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Always use the decimal type for currency data. Floating point types can lead to inconsistent comparisons and rounding.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Object Oriented Programming}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Always create variants of an overloaded method to be used for the same purpose and have similar behavior.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Object Oriented Programming (cont)}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Never create a constructor that does not yield a fully initialized object} \tn 
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