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What are good habits for designing command line arguments?

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Why are multiple programming languages used in the development of one product or piece of software?

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Why are there so few C compilers?

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When does it make sense to compile my own language to C code first?

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Why don't Windows/Linux use relational Databases (RDBMS)?

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What is a realistic, real-world, maximum size for a SQLite database?

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Releasing open source software too soon

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Do you have to include a license notice with every source file?

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Why aren't Java objects deleted immediately after they are no longer referenced?

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What is the common procedure used when compilers statically type check "complex" expressions?

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Why are C string literals read-only?

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How to stop wasting time designing architechture

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Programming language where every function call/block is done in a separate thread?

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Why is .NET VM based?

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Do modern languages still use parser generators?

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"Ever change the value of 4?" - how did this come into Hayes-Thomas quiz?

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In software programming, would it be possible to have both CPU and GPU loads at 100%?

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What is actually the difference between the GNU C Library and the C standard Library?

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Why is C++ "this" poorly designed?

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Would it be a bad idea to periodically run code formatters on a repository?

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Why glibc is maintained separately from GCC?

answered May 9, 2017 at 7:27

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Resources on learning to program in machine code?

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Is overriding Object.finalize() really bad?

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How can I maintain code quality without SCM?

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How efficient is malloc and how do implementations differ?

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Is a makefile really needed

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How does garbage collection work in languages which are natively compiled?

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Why is SQL the only database query language?

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Limit of the stack

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Why did GCC switch from Bison to a recursive descent parser for C++ and C?

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What are good habits for designing command line arguments?

Why are multiple programming languages used in the development of one product or piece of software?

Why are there so few C compilers?

When does it make sense to compile my own language to C code first?

Why don't Windows/Linux use relational Databases (RDBMS)?

What is a realistic, real-world, maximum size for a SQLite database?

Releasing open source software too soon

Do you have to include a license notice with every source file?

Why aren't Java objects deleted immediately after they are no longer referenced?

What is the common procedure used when compilers statically type check "complex" expressions?

Why are C string literals read-only?

How to stop wasting time designing architechture

Programming language where every function call/block is done in a separate thread?

Why is .NET VM based?

Do modern languages still use parser generators?

"Ever change the value of 4?" - how did this come into Hayes-Thomas quiz?

In software programming, would it be possible to have both CPU and GPU loads at 100%?

What is actually the difference between the GNU C Library and the C standard Library?

Why is C++ "this" poorly designed?

Would it be a bad idea to periodically run code formatters on a repository?

Why glibc is maintained separately from GCC?

Resources on learning to program in machine code?

Is overriding Object.finalize() really bad?

How can I maintain code quality without SCM?

How efficient is malloc and how do implementations differ?

Is a makefile really needed

How does garbage collection work in languages which are natively compiled?

Why is SQL the only database query language?

Limit of the stack

Why did GCC switch from Bison to a recursive descent parser for C++ and C?