User Polygnome

42 votes

Is a while loop intrinsically a recursion?

answered Jul 25, 2016 at 8:43

41 votes

Function returning true/false vs. void when succeeding and throwing an exception when failing

answered Sep 12, 2016 at 12:11

17 votes

What is the most efficient way to store a numeric range?

answered Apr 11, 2019 at 13:56

15 votes

How to avoid logical mistakes in code, when TDD didn't help?

answered Jul 13, 2018 at 7:17

11 votes

Force other developers to call method after completing their work

answered Mar 28, 2017 at 15:00

10 votes

Is putting general-use functions in a "helpers" file an anti-pattern or code smell?

answered Mar 3, 2021 at 10:30

9 votes

Are database unique indexes a mask on bad scripting?

answered Dec 1, 2021 at 8:04

8 votes

Is it a code smell to store generic objects in a container and then get object and downcast the objects from container?

answered Jun 10, 2016 at 18:07

5 votes

How does code work without getting compiled or interpreted?

answered Apr 29, 2021 at 6:57

4 votes

Why do mainstream strong static OOP languages prevent inheriting primitives?

answered Aug 10, 2016 at 21:03

4 votes

Accepted

Designing routes for my REST API

answered Jan 11, 2021 at 21:14

3 votes

Are Git repository and software repository same things?

answered Feb 16, 2021 at 18:40

3 votes

Accepted

Retrieve all objects of the same specific class from an abstract class

answered Jul 14, 2020 at 14:19

3 votes

What does "representing" something in memory mean in OOP?

answered Aug 10, 2020 at 18:17

3 votes

What is better IllegalStateException or silent method execution?

answered May 9, 2016 at 19:02

3 votes

Working on a branch with a dependence on another branch that is being reviewed

answered Jun 28, 2017 at 10:56

2 votes

using git, bringing old tagged releases up to date

answered Oct 24, 2020 at 22:33

2 votes

Conditionless code when working with a time bound cached map

answered Jan 28, 2021 at 14:40

2 votes

Is inheriting from a non-abstract class bad OOP?

answered Dec 15, 2022 at 12:03

1 vote

Accepted

Populate values in a map from a series of function calls

answered Jan 24, 2020 at 20:03

1 vote

How to model interaction between entities in ECS?

answered Jun 17, 2020 at 12:13

0 votes

Is having 3 return types for a function, in order to facilitate error handling a bad idea?

answered Jan 4, 2021 at 9:47

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22 Answers

Is a while loop intrinsically a recursion?

Function returning true/false vs. void when succeeding and throwing an exception when failing

What is the most efficient way to store a numeric range?

How to avoid logical mistakes in code, when TDD didn't help?

Force other developers to call method after completing their work

Is putting general-use functions in a "helpers" file an anti-pattern or code smell?

Are database unique indexes a mask on bad scripting?

Is it a code smell to store generic objects in a container and then get object and downcast the objects from container?

How does code work without getting compiled or interpreted?

Why do mainstream strong static OOP languages prevent inheriting primitives?

Designing routes for my REST API

Are Git repository and software repository same things?

Retrieve all objects of the same specific class from an abstract class

What does "representing" something in memory mean in OOP?

What is better IllegalStateException or silent method execution?

Working on a branch with a dependence on another branch that is being reviewed

using git, bringing old tagged releases up to date

Conditionless code when working with a time bound cached map

Is inheriting from a non-abstract class bad OOP?

Populate values in a map from a series of function calls

How to model interaction between entities in ECS?

Is having 3 return types for a function, in order to facilitate error handling a bad idea?