MichaelT

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132 Answers

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Is it OK to split long functions and methods into smaller ones even though they won't be called by anything else?
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Why do programming languages, especially C, use curly braces and not square ones?
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Can you use Pi as a crude random number generator?
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Why is String immutable in Java?
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Readable regular expressions without losing their power?
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Hardware requirements
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How does learning assembly aid in programming?
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What is the principle of least astonishment?
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Always pull out common cases and branch separately?
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sqrt c# vs sqrt c++
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How to deal with undesired commits that break long-running release builds?
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What methods are there to avoid a stack overflow in a recursive algorithm?
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Lowercase in Linux file names
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Programming languages with a Lisp-like syntax extension mechanism
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Should my code be DRY or readable if it can't be both?
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How compilers know about other classes and their properties?
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Handling compiler bugs in Continuous Integration
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Approaches to checking multiple conditions?
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Best Practice For Usage of Shall and Must While Writing Requirements
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Multiple attribution in Python, JS, …?
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Decrement operator difference between C++ and Java?
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Frame Pointer Explanation
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Considerations on which Java version to run in Production
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How should I build the data structure for a dynamic, unlimited-size “maze”?
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Why Apple doesn't “force” the user to update by installing the needed API updates when the user downloads a new app?
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What are tangible advantages to proper Unit Tests over Functional Test called unit tests
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How Do I Determine the Value of a Technical book?
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I'd like to write an “ultimate shuffle” algorithm to sort my mp3 collection
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Programming style in Perl
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Where does the the term “feature creep” come from?
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