User Joonas Pulakka - Programmers Stack Exchange

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I'm a manager. How can I improve work relationships and communication with programmers?

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jan 7 at 22:22 Igor Popov 103

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What software programming languages were used by the Soviet Union's space program?

aug 7 at 2:10 Yannis Rizos♦ 22.8k

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Why do ads for s/w engineers always say they “offer a fast-paced environment”?

work-environment

may 3 '12 at 9:02 Marco Demaio 109

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I'm a Subversion geek, why should I consider or not consider Mercurial or Git or any other DVCS?

version-control git mercurial dvcs svn

dec 19 at 8:21 dukeofgaming 8,533

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Torvalds' quote about good programmer

programming-practices quotations

oct 20 at 4:45 radarbob 1,656

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How do you balance between “do it right” and “do it ASAP” in your daily work?

project-management programming-practices management workflows software-schedules

jan 21 at 16:50 Dimitry 331

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What popular “best practices” are not always best, and why?

untagged

jul 1 '11 at 0:26 Casey 312

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Regulation of the software industry

legal profession professional-society regulation

nov 27 at 21:42 Sid 390

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Is there any reason to use C++ instead of C, Perl, Python, etc.?

programming-languages c++ c linux perl

oct 5 at 10:45 svick 2,772

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Why use a database instead of just saving your data to disk?

database sql mysql nosql

mar 20 at 13:00 Martin Wickman 8,829

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Why don't research papers that mention custom software release the source code?

research

dec 19 at 15:08 math 101

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Agile for the Solo Developer

agile solo-development

nov 14 at 15:47 pdr 32k

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Studies on how noise affects productivity of programmers

productivity noise

jul 12 at 11:43 John Lawrence Aspden 414

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What differentiates the exceptional programmers from the really good ones?

learning experience development-process

dec 14 '11 at 23:00 Joonha 91

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Small C Projects

c project systems

mar 29 '11 at 3:55 Community♦ 1

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What is the difference between requirements and specifications?

requirements specifications

mar 5 at 0:59 Paul Bacchus 21

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Functional Programming vs. OOP

object-oriented functional-programming

apr 22 '12 at 11:09 Edgar Klerks 11

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Getting out of my head

design architecture code-quality

dec 23 at 19:27 Macke 1,838

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Should a software developer get a yearly equipment budget?

productivity tools budget

jun 27 at 22:13 haylem 15.5k

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Why would it ever be possible for Java to be faster than C++?

java c++ performance

sep 28 '11 at 8:55 mikera 10.8k

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Why aren't more desktop apps written with Qt?

api libraries qt

nov 20 at 19:56 kevin cline 18.2k

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Should I plan ahead, or figure out programs as I'm writing them?

planning

dec 26 '11 at 16:23 Denis Troller 101

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How can you explain “beautiful code” to a non-programmer?

non-programmers aesthetics

feb 27 at 15:19 fortran 323

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What are the areas where the .NET platform is still lagging behind the Java platform?

java .net comparison

may 28 '12 at 18:31 Lo Sauer 164

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Is there any evidence that drugs can actually help programmers produce “better” code?

history

jan 8 at 17:12 sytycs 347

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Why do some big projects, like Git and Debian, only use a mailing list and not an issue tracker?

project-management communication issue-tracking email

mar 28 at 7:24 gnat 12.3k

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I can't draw. How can I make polished applications?

graphics

apr 26 '12 at 15:32 Steve Bennett 886

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Is it a waste of time to free resources before I exit a process?

operating-systems study

apr 21 '12 at 12:30 Giorgio 6,873

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How can one best avoid writing bloated GUI code?

refactoring gui

mar 4 at 7:20 JesperE 1,070

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Is practicing meditation a good or bad thing for programmers?

skills focus

jul 25 at 17:03 guiman 1,825

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