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Why use Data Dictionaries?

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Why use Data Dictionaries?

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We use data dictionaries because we know what that data means, so we know which data to use and when, what data is needed for a certain operation, what type that data is, and when we are designing a system we can define the type, for example an integer, of that data. So it will lead us to a more stable system / program and better documentation for the end-user and other technical people. Besides that Data Dictionaries can define what that data means in real-life. What is their use? Well, one basic usage that came into my mind while writing this, this can help us design a class and to break down programming problems (read my previous blog for more information). This can help you define and design the classes needed to solve a certain problem. As an example (related to my previous blog) we can define that Account or User class will have for example a string representing the name, another string is representing the number, an integer being the PIN number. As you can see, we are defining t

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