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Everything about Lazy initialization

Delay of a task until it is first needed

In computer programming, lazy initialization is the tactic of delaying the creation of an object, the calculation of a value, or some other expensive process until the first time it is needed. It is a kind of lazy evaluation that refers specifically to the instantiation of objects or other resources. Wikipedia →

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Pick up a classic book: Code CompleteThe most-reprinted book on the subject
Read the landmark paper: BLISS: Improved Symbolic Execution by\\ Bounded Lazy Initialization with SAT SupportCited 20 times
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📖 Definitions

Noun Alternative spelling of lazy initialisation.

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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

BLISS: Improved Symbolic Execution by\\ Bounded Lazy Initialization with SAT Support

Nicolas Rosner, Jaco Geldenhuys, Nazareno Aguirre · 2015 · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 20 citations
“Symcrete” memory Model with Lazy Initialization and Objects of Symbolic Sizes in KLEE

Sergey Antonovich Morozov, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Misonizhnik, Dmitry Aleksandrovich Mordvinov · 2023 · Proceedings of the Institute for System Programming of the RAS · 0 citations

📚 Books worth reading

Code CompleteSteve McConnell · 1993
Learning JavaScript Design PatternAddy Osmani · 2012
Open GovernmentDaniel Lathrop · 2010
Real World HaskellBryan O'Sullivan, John Goerzen · 2008
Learn Objective-C for Java developersJames Bucanek · 2009
The Art Of OS/2 Warp ProgrammingKatheleen Panov, Larry Salomon Jr., Arthur Panov · 1995
The Door To EnlightenmentJames Stewart · 2006
Angular 2 Development with TypeScriptYakov Fain, Anton Moiseev · 2017

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