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How do operating systems… run… without having an OS to run in?

kernel operating-systems

nov 7 at 22:49 ObsessiveSSOℲ 291

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Why are statements in many programming languages terminated by semicolons?

programming-languages syntax

jan 25 at 9:13 A Coder 569

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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 9,727

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If immutable objects are good, why do people keep creating mutable objects?

java object-oriented immutable

sep 20 at 14:42 MSalters 2,793

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What backs up the claim that C++ can be faster than a JVM or CLR with JIT? [closed]

java c# c++ performance jit

aug 6 at 18:39 Community♦ 1

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Why are data structures so important in interviews?

interview data-structures

jul 18 '12 at 6:48 nikie 4,738

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Difference between a socket and a port

networking sockets networks

oct 30 at 12:33 gnat 12.4k

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Tricky logic puzzles - Are they really useful in assessing programming skills?

interview puzzles

mar 21 at 7:45 Vain Fellowman 866

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Name for this antipattern? Fields as local variables

object-oriented terminology anti-patterns

sep 6 at 20:24 Lee James 11

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What's a nice explanation for pointers?

computer-science teaching pointers intro-to-programming

mar 7 '12 at 0:51 Jim 1,087

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Stored Procedures a bad practice at one of worlds largest IT software consulting firms?

sql-server stored-procedures

jun 5 at 16:06 bobobobo 136

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Avoiding “Smart Guy” Syndrome on Team Projects

teamwork

feb 23 at 19:12 Wolfger 487

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Is this a violation of the Liskov Substitution Principle?

design object-oriented-design solid

nov 10 at 3:29 Ed Hastings 698

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Why learn git when there are GUI apps for GitHub?

git github

may 25 at 15:27 doran 1

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Why would one bother marking up properly and semantically?

html html5 semantics markup

apr 4 at 0:29 Chris Moschini 162

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Is there a canonical book on Agile?

agile books

dec 9 '11 at 4:34 Community♦ 1

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Is big-O really that relevant when working in industry?

interview algorithms complexity big-o

mar 2 '12 at 15:13 Coder 3,954

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What is REST (in simple English)

web-development architecture web-framework rest

oct 20 at 15:39 Gary Rowe 16.6k

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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 12.4k

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How do I learn algorithms and data structures? [closed]

self-improvement algorithms data-structures

apr 8 at 15:27 milan-j 1

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Keep a programming language backwards compatible vs. fixing its flaws

programming-languages backward-compatibility

may 18 at 7:43 Anele Ivanova 1

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Over thinking development

web-development programming-practices development-process

jun 11 at 15:40 user1454517 183

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What is the term for this type of refactoring

terminology refactoring

aug 9 at 17:06 JW01 1,088

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How to train junior programmers for today's (complicated) web environment?

web-development teamwork ruby-on-rails training junior-programmer

mar 23 at 17:55 Romulo Ceccon 248

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What does it mean to write “good code”? [closed]

code-quality

aug 2 '11 at 15:13 Community♦ 1

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Aggregation vs Composition

object-oriented

mar 25 '11 at 17:18 David Thornley 17.5k

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What is So Unique About Node.js?

programming-languages node.js

dec 20 at 11:20 Joachim Sauer 5,778

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Multiple Interfaces in Java - Good or bad

java object-oriented inheritance multiple-inheritance

jun 7 at 17:20 Diogo Moreira 55

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Why was strict parsing not chosen for HTML?

html history parsing

jun 15 at 3:04 Erik Reppen 2,816

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Should Agile teams deliver new features daily?

agile scrum

aug 5 at 5:25 ElYusubov 14.4k

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