Michael K

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Bachelor's in Computer Science

Currently a junior Java developer.

Pick the language best for the task! Knowing the tools you have to work with is the first step to finding the right one, so keep learning!

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I'm graduating with a Computer Science degree but I don't feel like I know how to program

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I don't program in my spare time. Does that make me a bad developer?

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Why do programmers write closed source applications and then make them free?

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nov 30 at 9:39 Jan Hudec 5,795

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Project Manager that wants to lock in time estimate with a signed contract

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may 2 '12 at 11:33 Community♦ 1

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When is a BIG Rewrite the answer?

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oct 22 at 15:38 Yannis Rizos♦ 22.8k

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Why do memory-managed languages retain the `new` keyword?

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jan 29 at 21:32 Kazark 496

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How forgiving do you need to be on new employees?

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dec 9 at 19:28 ElYusubov 14.3k

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What's a nice explanation for pointers?

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

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How big of a team do you need to benefit from bug tracking software?

issue-tracking

mar 2 '11 at 9:35 Ingvald 171

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What is your favorite whiteboard interview problem?

interview algorithms whiteboard

mar 31 '11 at 16:40 Buhake Sindi 603

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Is reinventing the wheel really all that bad?

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mar 21 at 9:30 Dimitri C. 974

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Why do good programmers have ugly websites?

design aesthetics

dec 31 '10 at 21:25 me22 101

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Why are most browsers developed in C++

programming-languages c++ browser web

oct 15 '11 at 5:43 Jesse Millikan 1,296

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Is anything in programming truly evil?

programming-languages language-agnostic language-features

aug 1 at 7:21 fish 4,605

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How come compilers are so reliable?

testing bug compilers system-reliability

may 5 '11 at 8:03 Axel 101

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How to explain a layperson why a developer should not be interrupted while neck-deep in coding?

productivity zone

mar 31 '12 at 6:51 gnat 12.4k

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Is programming as a profession in a race to the bottom?

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mar 7 '12 at 14:12 Yannis Rizos♦ 22.8k

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Does TDD really work for complex projects?

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jan 31 at 13:49 SPA 11

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Can you be a manager and a programmer at the same time?

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may 17 '11 at 21:04 TruMan1 21

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Is Agile the new micromanagement?

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may 1 at 22:41 geo 1

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Is there any hard data on the (dis-)advantages of working from home?

work-environment efficiency

jun 1 '12 at 22:24 Ryan 580

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What do you wish language designers paid attention to?

programming-languages language-design philosophy

sep 25 '11 at 7:12 dietbuddha 5,785

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So Singletons are bad, then what?

design-patterns anti-patterns

jan 27 '11 at 21:20 munificent 797

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What are the factors that have made Java a success as a programming language in enterprise computing?

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jul 23 at 15:09 Martijn Verburg 17.7k

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Should newbies use IDE autocomplete (Intellisense)?

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jan 26 '11 at 18:25 Community♦ 1

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Are there any valid reasons for disallowing characters and limiting the length of passwords?

security passwords

jun 28 '11 at 13:21 james 1,312

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What ASP.NET MVC can do and Ruby on Rails can't?

ruby-on-rails comparison asp.net-mvc

jun 2 '12 at 11:57 Pete 3,852

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Who should pay for fixes/bugs?

bug freelancing client-relations support work-time

jan 4 '11 at 13:17 Dan Ray 7,350

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Should you sacrifice code readability with how efficient code is?

code-quality performance optimization readability

mar 12 '12 at 23:17 someone 1

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Code maintenance: keeping a bad pattern when extending new code for being consistent, or not?

refactoring coding maintenance anti-patterns

sep 30 '11 at 17:42 Community♦ 1