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Do most programmers copy and paste code? [closed]
I learned very early on that cutting & pasting somebody else's code takes longer in the long run that writing it yourself. In my opinion unless you really understand it, cut & paste code will ...
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What's a good, concise way to explain the dangers of copy-paste programming to non-programmers?
I'm looking for a good analogy or metaphor that could illustrate the problems of copy-paste programming to non-programmers. I occasionally do code/system reviews for potential clients, and one of the ...
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Is copy & paste programming bad? [duplicate]
With plain Google as well as Google Code search tools it is easy to find how to program using some resource or solve certain problems (such as create a Java class, or an FTP block in Perl, etc). So ...
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When is 'cloning', rather than reusing, a module acceptable design solution?
For this question, I'll give an example module to facilitate the discussion, Let's say the module is a calculation engine, It currently servers its purpose for its current audience. The requirement is ...
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Am I a code monkey? [closed]
I just tried integrating my website with facebook. I got a lot of copy-paste code from the facebook developers site. I just put the code and it works fine. Do you call this kind of programmers "code ...
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Is “watermarking” code with random trailing whitespace a good way to detect plagiarism?
Consider this:
int f(int x)
{
return 2 * x * x;
}
and this
int squareAndDouble(int y)
{
return 2*y*y;
}
If you found these in independent bodies of code, you ...
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Is it ok to store code and use it later?
I've been programming for the many months.
What I've found is :
My team leader illustrates to me the project.
I start up with an empty project.
For many common tasks (like calling webservice, ...
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Am I considered “technical”? [closed]
Am I considered "technical"?
I am starting my third company, and in the process of doing so, I meet investors. They seem to be all caught up in whether a startup has a technical co-founder. Ok. So ...
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Is the copy/paste approach professionally viable when working with the Google Maps API?
I find that I understand much of the Javascript concepts used in the Google Maps API code, but then again there is quite a bit that is way over my head in syntax.
For example, the geocoder ...
