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apr 25 at 18:07
Refusing to review code — Dan Pichelman 2,537722
apr 25 at 15:11
Why do we need “callback functions”? — Florian Margaine 2,1891717
apr 25 at 15:11
Refusing to review code — Caleb 27.8k754108
apr 25 at 13:36
Is the algorithm more important than the programming language? — Frank 4,884832
apr 25 at 3:56
Refusing to review code — Craig 1,631147
apr 25 at 1:56
Is it OK to split long functions and methods into smaller ones even though they won't be called by anything else? — MichaelT 8,14631847
apr 23 at 23:28
Is XHTML5 dead or is it just an synonym of HTML5? — MainMa 38.1k1089180
apr 23 at 22:58
Why does Microsoft have such a bad reputation with the people involved in open source? — Tim Post♦ 14.4k3486
apr 23 at 3:55
Defensive Programming vs Exception Handling? — lvc 44623
apr 23 at 3:40
Defensive Programming vs Exception Handling? — Kyle Hodgson 2,005619
apr 22 at 11:55
Logging failed login attempts exposes passwords — Mason Wheeler 38.3k590168
apr 22 at 7:34
Why are semicolons and commas interchanged in for loops? — Winston Ewert 7,29922146
apr 21 at 22:51
Readable regular expressions without losing their power? — MichaelT 8,14631847
apr 21 at 7:39
How common is it for a team to write everything in-house? — Mark Rushakoff 1,379610
apr 20 at 19:27
How fast can Go go? — Kyle C 43835
apr 20 at 14:15
Where can I find statistics on worldwide developers and software companies? — Joel Spolsky♦ 6,193214245
apr 19 at 20:24
Why is String immutable in Java? — MichaelT 8,14631847
apr 19 at 18:43
Why doesn't C# have local scope in case blocks? — Mika Kolari 576145
apr 19 at 13:32
Questions to ask before someone leaves — Wonko the Sane 2,52711121
apr 17 at 18:03
Is Liskov Substitution Principle incompatible with Introspection or Duck Typing? — Telastyn 17.2k23267
apr 17 at 9:07
Why do bitwise operators have lower priority than comparisons? — AProgrammer 5,17711327
apr 17 at 3:47
How can I say that programming language compiles to other languages? — Kilian Foth 13.9k23061
apr 16 at 18:10
Is C++ not suitable for OOP? — Mike Dunlavey 7,79511635
apr 16 at 16:50
How is “*nix” pronounced? — Thomas Owens♦ 33.9k575143
apr 16 at 11:30
Readable regular expressions without losing their power? — Bobson 1,664713
apr 15 at 16:31
In plain English, what is a database index most similar to? — Izkata 2,1442618
apr 15 at 15:25
What exactly is the build number in MAJOR.MINOR.BUILDNUMBER.REVISION — tcrosley 7,26011136
apr 13 at 18:24
How to train junior programmers for today's (complicated) web environment? — Thomas 99748
apr 12 at 23:22
Is Ken Thompson's compiler hack still a threat? — BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft 1,867918
apr 12 at 10:37
How can I evaluate a candidate's knowledge of Html/CSS during an interview? — MainMa 38.1k1089180
apr 12 at 4:46
Difference between REST and CRUD — Yam Marcovic 4,517722
apr 11 at 5:34
Why aren't macros included in most modern programming languages? — Timwi 3,1851428
apr 10 at 21:58
What is the difference between BDD and TDD? — Mike Brown 13.4k2356
apr 10 at 16:48
How to close a bug that is no longer relevant — Kris 1,1481513
apr 10 at 8:59
Why didn't == operator string value comparison make it to Java? — Ross Patterson 3,559816
apr 8 at 22:26
Jumping around to work on different features when you get stuck, is it a source of project failures? — smp7d 2,131733
apr 8 at 21:01
how to stay efficient when a build is almost always broken — Useless 2,402512
apr 8 at 21:01
How do you store “fuzzy dates” into a database? — Juha Syrjälä 863139
apr 8 at 16:21
Where can I find articles on why interruptions are bad for programmers? — Péter Török 34.8k13116160
apr 8 at 9:15
Advantage of Learning Lisp for a Python Programmer — Y.H Wong 35123
apr 8 at 5:54
Learn programming backwards, or “so I failed the FizzBuzz test. Now what?” — dr jimbob 1,255415
apr 7 at 13:19
“Forgot Password” - How to handle this? — Chris 4,81511236
apr 5 at 22:02
Why does Cem Kaner consider a test not revealing a bug a waste of time? — Cem Kaner 31614
apr 5 at 19:42
Can commented-out code be valuable documentation? — Chris Pitman 1,520512
apr 5 at 8:37
What's the word for an operation that can be applied multiple times and never change state beyond the initial application? — MatthewKing 1,354617
apr 5 at 6:06
Best practise is not to poll…but isn't polling happening internally anyway when a thread calls wait()? — Blrfl 5,63511329
apr 4 at 15:21
How do I take responsibility for my code when colleague makes unnecessary improvements without notice? — Yannis Rizos♦ 22.8k30109167
apr 4 at 13:26
How do I take responsibility for my code when colleague makes unnecessary improvements without notice? — Michael 1,34948
apr 3 at 12:43
Best practices for sharing tiny snippets of code across projects — p.s.w.g 1,935419
apr 2 at 18:53
Why didn't == operator string value comparison make it to Java? — Joonas Pulakka 19k44179
apr 2 at 15:11
How can robots beat CAPTCHAs? — Morons 12k32258
apr 2 at 14:01
How to suggest using an ORM instead of stored procedures? — S.Lott 38.1k457134
mar 29 at 18:59
Why is + so bad for concatenation? — Mchl 2,349920
mar 29 at 17:48
Why do *nix-y folks single-quote like `this' instead of like 'this'? — ncmathsadist 45245
mar 29 at 17:28
How to write “good” unit tests? — Andy Lowry 1,1181513
mar 29 at 1:01
Is it necessary to understand what's happening at the hardware level to be a good programmer? — Caleb 27.8k754108
mar 28 at 12:16
I want to publish an android app, but I'm afraid of software patents — Victor 62016
mar 28 at 12:16
Why do some big projects, like Git and Debian, only use a mailing list and not an issue tracker? — gnat 12.3k84078
mar 28 at 8:10
What are good keyboards for programming? — EpsilonVector 6,50332889
mar 27 at 16:45
Do I check generated code in to source control or not? — Bart van Ingen Schenau 4,901821
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