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Why does git use hashes instead of revision numbers?

answered Jul 19, 2013 at 14:14

118 votes

Why is Web SQL database deprecated?

answered Dec 4, 2013 at 13:34

85 votes

Is better Show() + Hide() or SetVisible(bool visible)?

answered Mar 20, 2014 at 16:09

67 votes

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Why is there no 'finally' construct in C++?

answered May 9, 2013 at 18:05

65 votes

Keep a programming language backwards compatible vs. fixing its flaws

answered Mar 25, 2013 at 15:25

53 votes

Code maintenance: To add comments in code or to just leave it to the version control?

answered Nov 9, 2012 at 18:50

35 votes

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Should one derive / inherit from std::exception?

answered Dec 22, 2015 at 13:44

33 votes

Why does C provide language 'bindings' where C++ falls short?

answered May 4, 2015 at 12:58

30 votes

What is the best C++ source code to read for a beginner?

answered Nov 12, 2012 at 19:58

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Why is it bad to write something in language X as if you're writing a program in language Y in terms of using a shared coding paradigm

answered Mar 26, 2014 at 16:42

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How do you stay productive when dealing with extremely badly written code?

answered Feb 22, 2011 at 18:30

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Why do they name a program “mogrify” in Imagemagick?

answered Feb 2, 2011 at 13:17

24 votes

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Does it make sense to write build scripts in C++?

answered Apr 4, 2012 at 15:08

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Is relying on implicit argument conversion considered dangerous?

answered Mar 15, 2013 at 17:09

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How do I unit test multi-threaded code?

answered Oct 2, 2010 at 14:05

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non-optional pointers vs. non-const references in C++

answered Oct 5, 2015 at 13:26

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What to do as a Dev when for years their team has lacked product innovation, not used project mgmt methodologies, and kept bad Software Dev practices?

answered May 20, 2013 at 16:30

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Data structure for accessing units of measure

answered May 8, 2013 at 13:37

12 votes

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Using a stream manipulator (endl) or a newline escape character (\n)?

answered Jan 28, 2013 at 16:18

11 votes

How do I test a system where the objects are difficult to mock?

answered Oct 6, 2015 at 17:11

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What kind of code would Kent Beck avoid unit testing?

answered Jun 11, 2014 at 19:35

9 votes

Are there any empirical studies about the effects of commenting source code on software quality, maintainability and developer productivity?

answered Feb 20, 2013 at 15:16

7 votes

Online compilers and repls - not one big security hole?

answered Jan 28, 2013 at 17:29

7 votes

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For open-source licenses with an acknowledgement clause, how obvious does the notice need to be?

answered Apr 2, 2011 at 17:13

6 votes

Handling optional GPL dependencies

answered Nov 15, 2012 at 2:51

5 votes

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Windows driver signing

answered Sep 19, 2012 at 14:05

5 votes

How do I deal with a MIT project with no included copyright notice?

answered Apr 4, 2013 at 20:24

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Releasing a project under GPL v2 or later without the source code of libraries

answered Oct 31, 2013 at 21:08

5 votes

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Open Source License that prohibits verbatim resale?

answered Aug 16, 2015 at 15:26

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Is there a term for this coding practice?

answered Jul 15, 2014 at 17:05

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Why does git use hashes instead of revision numbers?

Why is Web SQL database deprecated?

Is better Show() + Hide() or SetVisible(bool visible)?

Why is there no 'finally' construct in C++?

Keep a programming language backwards compatible vs. fixing its flaws

Code maintenance: To add comments in code or to just leave it to the version control?

Should one derive / inherit from std::exception?

Why does C provide language 'bindings' where C++ falls short?

What is the best C++ source code to read for a beginner?

Why is it bad to write something in language X as if you're writing a program in language Y in terms of using a shared coding paradigm

How do you stay productive when dealing with extremely badly written code?

Why do they name a program “mogrify” in Imagemagick?

Does it make sense to write build scripts in C++?

Is relying on implicit argument conversion considered dangerous?

How do I unit test multi-threaded code?

non-optional pointers vs. non-const references in C++

What to do as a Dev when for years their team has lacked product innovation, not used project mgmt methodologies, and kept bad Software Dev practices?

Data structure for accessing units of measure

Using a stream manipulator (endl) or a newline escape character (\n)?

How do I test a system where the objects are difficult to mock?

What kind of code would Kent Beck avoid unit testing?

Are there any empirical studies about the effects of commenting source code on software quality, maintainability and developer productivity?

Online compilers and repls - not one big security hole?

For open-source licenses with an acknowledgement clause, how obvious does the notice need to be?

Handling optional GPL dependencies

Windows driver signing

How do I deal with a MIT project with no included copyright notice?

Releasing a project under GPL v2 or later without the source code of libraries

Open Source License that prohibits verbatim resale?

Is there a term for this coding practice?