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I'm a software developer interested in coding and development best practices.
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embedding programming languages into other languages @series0ne, I can understand why you would find this technique useful, as Ampt eloquently points out above, but I think your example of trying to generate JavaScript in C# code isn't the best. Since you can have C# and JavaScript code in the same project, what you probably are wanting to accomplish can most likely already be done using the standard features of JavaScript and ASP.NET. A better example would be if you can insert assembly code in the middle of a C# program. |
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embedding programming languages into other languages I suspect you are trying to figure out how to wedge this feature that you are familiar with in C/C++ into JavaScript because you're as not familiar with the latter and how it can be used to insert dynamic elements into the client. Can you give some more specifics as to exactly what you working on? To me, it feels that you are trying to drive a square peg through a round hole when you don't need to. |
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Jun 11 |
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Should I use parentheses in logical statements even where not necessary? I'm not sure you're actually answering the question, since you lead your answer with an assumption that isn't necessarily true. Would I use parentheses for algebra? Not all the time. If it helps with readability, then certainly, but others have already expressed that here. And expanding mathematic algebra into other forms doesn't exactly have a one-to-one correspondence to programming - what if you are checking the status of a few string values? |
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Jun 11 |
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3D model implementation question This is actually a very vague question and will probably be closed because it doesn't fit the question guidelines here. If you are trying to work out UI details for your proposed project, perhaps you can ask on http://ux.stackexchange.com? |
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May 28 |
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How can I extract words from a sentence and determine what part of speech each is? Agreed - there is no way this could feasibly work (at least in English) with all the words that can act as nouns, verbs, etc., depending on the context. |
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May 24 |
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Project implementation details in node.js @Munim - I wasn't sure if you were expected to do more than draft out an API for your projects. What I was thinking is, are your superiors expecting a thick document describing every detail of each of your team's upcoming projects (as is typical with waterfall development)? Or are they looking for documented acceptance tests to drive your development (as is often the case with agile development)? I was curious what type of documentation they're expecting. |
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May 23 |
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Project implementation details in node.js @Munim - what are your seniors' expectations for your specifications? If you haven't already, you should ask them what they expect you to produce. |
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Mar 11 |
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How to know if an Open Source project is mature enough to use in a product? While that's definitely a way to see if a project is being used in some capacity, you need more context than simply a count of bug tickets to know if the project is reliable enough for a production system. If, for example, the majority of the bug tickets have been open for awhile and are still not resolved, I wouldn't want to incorporate it into a business critical system. |
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Mar 6 |
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What is Development Environment? e.g. Vagrant Are you curious of what the purpose of Vagrant is? (In which case, you can review their "Why Vagrant?" page). Or are you really wondering what a "development environment" is? It's not clear from your description. |
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Sep 23 |
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Do other developers feel that as they get better, it becomes harder to get jobs? @nbv4, to be honest, it sounds like you may have dodged a bullet with that company. If you are consistently encountering companies like that, you probably can build up a good list of questions now that you can ask in advance to try to filter out such organizations before you waste your time interviewing on site. |
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Jul 3 |
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Shoring up deficiencies in a “home grown” programmer? @PachinSV - excellent point. Still, PHP is not a language I'd recommend others pick up in order to learn modern programming practices. C# and Java tend to be the two most used to illustrate modern practices, followed by Ruby and Python. I suppose I shouldn't discount PHP entirely, but unless JohnP is already familiar with it and HTML development, it's not where I'd recommend he first turn for expanding his horizons. |
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Jul 2 |
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Shoring up deficiencies in a “home grown” programmer? @PachinSV - Yes, but PHP is not an ideal language from which to learn good coding methodologies. See Jeff Atwood's take on it. |
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Jul 2 |
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Shoring up deficiencies in a “home grown” programmer? @JohnP - I would probably suggest starting with Clean Code - A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin, since it has tons of great tips about following good coding practices. A more recent one I recommend often to other programmers is Essential Skills for the Agile Developer by Alan Shalloway and co., since it's a great quick read on modern recommended object-oriented practices. |
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Jul 2 |
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Shoring up deficiencies in a “home grown” programmer? While I agree with many of your points, some are a bit overly specific for what JohnP probably really needs. He could use a primer on what would be considered some of the fundamental basics of modern programming practices, including (though certainly not all-inclusive) object-oriented design patterns, unit testing, agile practices, and refactoring (not to mention the classics like the Single Responsibility Principle and Don't Repeat Yourself). You list good things for John to eventually research, but many of them are too broad to be useful to him at the moment. |
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Jun 7 |
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Random Cache Expiry Can you reword this as a question? It's not clear what you're expecting for an answer. |
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Jun 4 |
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Hidden web standards behind Google “custom searchEngines”? My rating unfortunately isn't high enough yet to post this as a comment under the original question, nor can I flag this as a duplicate question since it's a separate site (Programmers versus Stack Overflow), but you can find your answer here: stackoverflow.com/questions/7630144/… |
