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At what point/range is a code file too big?

answered Nov 25, 2012 at 9:55

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What is referential transparency?

answered Aug 24, 2014 at 16:11

55 votes

What is State, Mutable State and Immutable State?

answered Apr 10, 2014 at 18:17

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Why null pointer instead of class cast?

answered Jul 31, 2012 at 17:19

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Is committing/checking in code everyday a good practice?

answered Jul 5, 2012 at 21:14

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

answered Mar 20, 2012 at 7:52

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What is a "side effect?"

answered Nov 6, 2014 at 21:57

38 votes

Does an interpreter produce machine code?

answered Oct 22, 2015 at 21:05

29 votes

What is a closure?

answered Nov 6, 2012 at 10:08

22 votes

Python productivity VS Java Productivity

answered Dec 26, 2011 at 12:50

21 votes

Why do we study Java at university?

answered Jun 26, 2011 at 20:54

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Why are there no package management systems for C and C++?

answered Oct 23, 2012 at 13:40

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How does "repeat x = x:repeat x" return a list in Haskell?

answered Dec 1, 2015 at 18:15

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Why is 0 false?

answered May 15, 2013 at 22:21

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Does Code Coverage improve code quality?

answered Nov 15, 2016 at 9:24

18 votes

Comma as a separator vs. comma as a delimiter

answered Dec 30, 2011 at 20:45

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Why the static data members have to be defined outside the class separately in C++ (unlike Java)?

answered Apr 21, 2012 at 8:58

14 votes

What can be the cause of new bugs appearing somewhere else when a known bug is solved?

answered Dec 9, 2011 at 17:54

14 votes

Should I remove unreferenced code?

answered Aug 23, 2011 at 13:12

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Why do old programming languages continue to be revised?

answered Nov 1, 2012 at 22:20

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What is a term for iterating over many functions with the same input?

answered Jan 4, 2017 at 19:41

12 votes

OS choice for functional developing

answered Sep 20, 2012 at 9:28

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What is Java's primary focus? Why does it take so long to get new features?

answered Mar 8, 2013 at 21:55

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If you can use def to redefine variables how is that considered immutable?

answered Jan 8, 2016 at 18:41

12 votes

Is there a way to develop desktop software using PHP?

answered Nov 23, 2012 at 22:30

12 votes

Are there any downsides or problems with Haskell?

answered Jan 25, 2012 at 20:16

12 votes

Can functional programming be used to develop a full enterprise application?

answered Aug 13, 2012 at 16:41

11 votes

How to understand the beauty of UNIX?

answered Nov 5, 2011 at 12:56

10 votes

C is written in C, how is this possible?

answered Mar 26, 2012 at 15:48

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When are enums NOT a code smell?

answered Nov 17, 2015 at 19:25

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At what point/range is a code file too big?

What is referential transparency?

What is State, Mutable State and Immutable State?

Why null pointer instead of class cast?

Is committing/checking in code everyday a good practice?

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

What is a "side effect?"

Does an interpreter produce machine code?

What is a closure?

Python productivity VS Java Productivity

Why do we study Java at university?

Why are there no package management systems for C and C++?

How does "repeat x = x:repeat x" return a list in Haskell?

Why is 0 false?

Does Code Coverage improve code quality?

Comma as a separator vs. comma as a delimiter

Why the static data members have to be defined outside the class separately in C++ (unlike Java)?

What can be the cause of new bugs appearing somewhere else when a known bug is solved?

Should I remove unreferenced code?

Why do old programming languages continue to be revised?

What is a term for iterating over many functions with the same input?

OS choice for functional developing

What is Java's primary focus? Why does it take so long to get new features?

If you can use def to redefine variables how is that considered immutable?

Is there a way to develop desktop software using PHP?

Are there any downsides or problems with Haskell?

Can functional programming be used to develop a full enterprise application?

How to understand the beauty of UNIX?

C is written in C, how is this possible?

When are enums NOT a code smell?