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How are globals any different from a database?

answered May 24, 2016 at 20:05

58 votes

Why are floats still part of the Java language when doubles are mostly recommended instead?

answered Apr 26, 2016 at 17:51

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Why is (position < size) such a prevalent pattern in conditionals?

answered Mar 12, 2013 at 18:34

46 votes

What are the functional equivalents of imperative break statements and other loop checks?

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 8:23

37 votes

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Why do we need frameworks for dependency injection?

answered Oct 17, 2015 at 19:40

35 votes

What's the name of the antipattern opposite to "reinventing the wheel"?

answered Apr 18, 2017 at 20:22

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Is a license header in source files required when applying the Apache Software License 2.0 to a project?

answered Jan 14, 2015 at 19:50

25 votes

Why would many duck-typed dynamic programming languages use a class-based approach instead of prototype-based OOP?

answered Feb 1, 2015 at 3:37

25 votes

Why is .NET VM based?

answered Sep 28, 2015 at 9:04

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What is the most elegant way to write a "Try" method in C# 7?

answered Mar 16, 2017 at 18:23

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Why isn't C's most basic printing function named `print` instead of `printf`?

answered May 3, 2016 at 20:23

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Is it unnecessary to learn the kind of data structures and objects inside sql only because we are using another language to access db indirectly?

answered Jun 24, 2016 at 22:37

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Which Design Pattern Is Best Suited?

answered Jan 12, 2015 at 12:19

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In creating a "registry", which is worse: using reflection or violating open/closed principle?

answered Jul 6, 2017 at 10:37

17 votes

How do I avoid cascading refactorings?

answered Jan 11, 2015 at 18:16

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Needs (in principle) C++ parenthesis around if statement condition?

answered Jan 7, 2015 at 8:47

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How "viral" is the Affero GPL?

answered Nov 17, 2014 at 21:18

15 votes

Why is Optional.get() without calling isPresent() bad, but not iterator.next()?

answered May 19, 2016 at 9:02

14 votes

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Why is threading platform-dependent?

answered Apr 7, 2016 at 21:45

14 votes

Kernel mode web servers: A clever optimization or a security nightmare?

answered Jan 22, 2015 at 9:40

14 votes

why use postfix /prefix expression instead of infix?

answered Aug 29, 2015 at 20:53

13 votes

Is it bad practice to use hyphens in JSON keys?

answered May 29, 2016 at 13:53

13 votes

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How to apply the single responsibility principle if the program should do a lot of things?

answered Aug 31, 2017 at 22:18

12 votes

Should I configure my URLs with a leading and/or trailing slash?

answered Mar 30, 2017 at 15:58

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Cyclomatic complexity while protecting input

answered Nov 12, 2016 at 18:54

12 votes

When should I extend a Java Swing class?

answered May 4, 2016 at 8:53

12 votes

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Exclusive upper bound in random number range

answered Feb 27, 2016 at 14:22

12 votes

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Why do negative numbers evaluate to true in PHP?

answered Oct 25, 2015 at 10:23

11 votes

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Is order of arguments in an arithmetic expression important to achieve as most exact result as possible (speed is not necessary)?

answered Sep 18, 2015 at 8:47

10 votes

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Do we really need auto-vectorization?

answered Nov 11, 2014 at 8:39

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380 Answers

How are globals any different from a database?

Why are floats still part of the Java language when doubles are mostly recommended instead?

Why is (position < size) such a prevalent pattern in conditionals?

What are the functional equivalents of imperative break statements and other loop checks?

Why do we need frameworks for dependency injection?

What's the name of the antipattern opposite to "reinventing the wheel"?

Is a license header in source files required when applying the Apache Software License 2.0 to a project?

Why would many duck-typed dynamic programming languages use a class-based approach instead of prototype-based OOP?

Why is .NET VM based?

What is the most elegant way to write a "Try" method in C# 7?

Why isn't C's most basic printing function named `print` instead of `printf`?

Is it unnecessary to learn the kind of data structures and objects inside sql only because we are using another language to access db indirectly?

Which Design Pattern Is Best Suited?

In creating a "registry", which is worse: using reflection or violating open/closed principle?

How do I avoid cascading refactorings?

Needs (in principle) C++ parenthesis around if statement condition?

How "viral" is the Affero GPL?

Why is Optional.get() without calling isPresent() bad, but not iterator.next()?

Why is threading platform-dependent?

Kernel mode web servers: A clever optimization or a security nightmare?

why use postfix /prefix expression instead of infix?

Is it bad practice to use hyphens in JSON keys?

How to apply the single responsibility principle if the program should do a lot of things?

Should I configure my URLs with a leading and/or trailing slash?

Cyclomatic complexity while protecting input

When should I extend a Java Swing class?

Exclusive upper bound in random number range

Why do negative numbers evaluate to true in PHP?

Is order of arguments in an arithmetic expression important to achieve as most exact result as possible (speed is not necessary)?

Do we really need auto-vectorization?