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What is the name of ** in python?
Awarded Jan 1, 2019 at 0:35
Uncle Bob's clean architecture - An entity/model class for each layer?
Awarded Dec 28, 2018 at 12:25
Why use Optional in Java 8+ instead of traditional null pointer checks?
Awarded Dec 25, 2018 at 12:35
Is it better to use assert or IllegalArgumentException for required method parameters?
Awarded Dec 24, 2018 at 8:55
How many types of programming languages are there? [closed]
Awarded Dec 24, 2018 at 1:05
What is State, Mutable State and Immutable State?
Awarded Dec 23, 2018 at 17:55
How do I prove or disprove "God objects" are wrong?
Awarded Dec 21, 2018 at 20:30
In Java, should I use "final" for parameters and locals even when I don't have to?
Awarded Dec 20, 2018 at 22:15
Single Responsibility Principle - How Can I Avoid Code Fragmentation?
Awarded Dec 12, 2018 at 21:05
Choosing a functional programming language [closed]
Awarded Dec 7, 2018 at 2:30
How do I know how reusable my methods should be? [closed]
Awarded Nov 30, 2018 at 1:20
What is the advantage of choosing ASCII encoding over UTF-8?
Awarded Nov 29, 2018 at 15:35
How exactly should unit tests be written without mocking extensively?
Awarded Nov 29, 2018 at 15:10
Is it considered an anti pattern to write SQL in the source code?
Awarded Nov 22, 2018 at 21:55
Gerrit code review, or Github's fork and pull model?
Awarded Nov 18, 2018 at 11:55
Using third-party libraries - always use a wrapper?
Awarded Nov 18, 2018 at 0:35
Why should I use dependency injection?
Awarded Nov 16, 2018 at 4:25
How do you update your production codebase/database schema without causing downtime?
Awarded Nov 14, 2018 at 13:30
Fear of web-app not being "future-proof"
Awarded Nov 10, 2018 at 19:25
Is programming or computer science in general, all about algorithms?
Awarded Oct 28, 2018 at 13:05
Clean Architecture: Use case containing the presenter or returning data?
Awarded Oct 28, 2018 at 10:25
Benefits of Structured Logging vs basic logging
Awarded Oct 24, 2018 at 20:00
How are Apache HTTP Server and Apache Tomcat related? (If at all)
Awarded Oct 22, 2018 at 7:15
What does "context-free" mean in the term "context-free grammar"?
Awarded Oct 21, 2018 at 7:30
How can a single developer make use of Agile Methods? [duplicate]
Awarded Oct 16, 2018 at 23:05
Should the variable be named Id or ID? [closed]
Awarded Oct 15, 2018 at 5:20
Is static universally "evil" for unit testing and if so why does Resharper recommend it? [closed]
Awarded Oct 12, 2018 at 12:30
What is the best practice for arranging third-party library licenses "paperwork"?
Awarded Oct 11, 2018 at 13:25
How do you write unit tests for code with difficult to predict results?
Awarded Oct 11, 2018 at 11:20
Why do most programming languages only support returning a single value from a function? [closed]
Awarded Oct 8, 2018 at 1:10
Why can static methods only use static data?
Awarded Oct 5, 2018 at 16:45
What are the data structures behind a spreadsheet?
Awarded Oct 4, 2018 at 15:30
Is source code generation an anti-pattern?
Awarded Sep 29, 2018 at 11:55
The Art of Computer Programming - To read or not to read? [closed]
Awarded Sep 25, 2018 at 14:11
Why Python and not Lua? [closed]
Awarded Sep 24, 2018 at 5:00
How do you use blank lines in your code?
Awarded Sep 21, 2018 at 10:20
Clarification of "avoid if-else" advice [duplicate]
Awarded Sep 21, 2018 at 7:20
Why use partial classes?
Awarded Sep 20, 2018 at 16:35
Naming conventions DAL, BAL, and UI Layer [closed]
Awarded Sep 18, 2018 at 18:20
What's wrong with relative imports in Python?
Awarded Sep 12, 2018 at 4:15
When to optimize for memory vs performance speed for a method?
Awarded Sep 9, 2018 at 21:05
When should I write integration tests?
Awarded Aug 24, 2018 at 21:30
Are go-langs goroutine pools just green threads?
Awarded Aug 23, 2018 at 21:50
New developer can't keep up with branch merges
Awarded Aug 20, 2018 at 23:20
Why do many software developers violate the open/closed principle?
Awarded Aug 20, 2018 at 15:10
Can I use an LGPL-licenced library in my commercial app?
Awarded Aug 9, 2018 at 19:46
What is constructor injection?
Awarded Jul 31, 2018 at 18:50
Why is %s better than + for concatenation?
Awarded Jul 31, 2018 at 18:20
What is enterprise software, exactly?
Awarded Jul 23, 2018 at 6:20
How do huge open source libraries get maintained while having code far from "clean code" practices?
Awarded Jul 16, 2018 at 15:51
Programming cleanly when writing scientific code
Awarded Jul 8, 2018 at 20:04
Model-View-Presenter implementation thoughts
Awarded Jul 4, 2018 at 23:49
Was the C programming language considered a low level language when it came out?
Awarded Jul 3, 2018 at 18:56
Is it poor programming practice to pass parameters as Objects? [duplicate]
Awarded Jun 28, 2018 at 9:22
When to use primitive vs class in Java?
Awarded Jun 27, 2018 at 15:48
I've been told that Exceptions should only be used in exceptional cases. How do I know if my case is exceptional?
Awarded Jun 24, 2018 at 15:14
The dreaded C# programming interview test - any advice? [closed]
Awarded Jun 22, 2018 at 13:10
Why almost no webpages hash passwords in the client before submitting (and hashing them again on the server), as to "protect" against password reuse?
Awarded Jun 21, 2018 at 7:56
Is there such a thing as having too many unit tests?
Awarded Jun 20, 2018 at 16:17
What are the real life implications for an Apache 2 license? [closed]
Awarded Jun 19, 2018 at 21:28
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