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'''Softcoding''' is a [[computer programming|computer coding]] term that means abstracting a current or planned hard coded value or function into a container that is controllable external to the main function, that could be changed without affecting the main function if required (may involve recompile but no change to the main code set).

Softcoding can also be an [[anti-pattern]] if abstracting the values introduces more complexity in maintenance than just changing the code. "Soft Coding" was featured in an article on [[Worse Than Failure]],<ref>[http://worsethanfailure.com/Articles/Soft_Coding.aspx Softcoding]. from [[The Daily WTF]]</ref>

In [[feature design]], softcoding has other meanings.

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* [[Parametric]]: feature is configurable via table driven, or properties files with limited parametric values

* Softcoding: feature uses “engines” that derive results based on any number of parametric values (i.e. business rules in BRE); rules are coded but exist as parameters in system,written in script form

==References==

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