User Paul Nathan

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"Comments are a code smell"

answered Sep 2, 2010 at 16:29

89 votes

Why does a computer science degree matter to a professional programmer?

answered Mar 17, 2011 at 19:04

78 votes

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Why is Lisp useful?

answered Oct 4, 2010 at 15:52

47 votes

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Do dynamic typed languages deserve all the criticism?

answered Sep 14, 2010 at 20:19

27 votes

What is abstraction?

answered Nov 1, 2010 at 22:48

18 votes

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Would you use (a dialect of) LISP for a real-world application? Where and why?

answered Feb 23, 2011 at 20:22

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Do you sign each of your source files with your name?

answered Aug 17, 2011 at 22:02

17 votes

Is good code impossible in modern software development?

answered Jan 27, 2011 at 20:17

15 votes

Interesting or unique types in programming languages?

answered Jan 25, 2011 at 6:51

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Why are objects passed by reference?

answered Mar 11, 2011 at 16:38

14 votes

We need a DVS. They need an SVN repo. What should we do?

answered Nov 10, 2010 at 17:14

11 votes

Regulation of the software industry

answered Feb 7, 2012 at 17:18

10 votes

Are there any "enterprise ready" functional programming languages?

answered Jan 4, 2012 at 21:15

10 votes

Is C++ suitable as a first language?

answered Feb 7, 2011 at 17:04

10 votes

What is proven as a good maximum length of a function?

answered Dec 18, 2010 at 17:09

10 votes

How far has process-i-fi-cation of SW engineering come in the past 10 years?

answered Dec 15, 2011 at 23:31

8 votes

Are there languages that make it easier to understand secure coding principles?

answered Aug 30, 2011 at 21:10

8 votes

Why do people hesitate to use Python 3?

answered Mar 31, 2011 at 16:50

8 votes

Does syntax really matter in a programming language?

answered Dec 26, 2010 at 21:11

8 votes

Should I return from a function early or use an if statement?

answered Nov 11, 2010 at 19:40

8 votes

How large non-OO code bases are managed?

answered Nov 29, 2010 at 19:03

8 votes

How to reduce the number of bugs when coding?

answered Sep 28, 2010 at 23:05

7 votes

What are the most impressive tricks an IDE could pull off with the code?

answered Sep 23, 2010 at 22:13

7 votes

Which language features are considered harmful?

answered Sep 14, 2010 at 21:21

7 votes

What are useful metrics for source code?

answered Dec 18, 2010 at 4:30

6 votes

"To code quickly, you must quit coding"

answered Nov 12, 2010 at 20:44

6 votes

Why such popularity with Python?

answered Oct 23, 2010 at 0:00

6 votes

Why aren't we all doing model driven development yet?

answered Mar 7, 2011 at 21:05

5 votes

Are `break` and `continue` bad programming practices?

answered Mar 15, 2011 at 15:56

5 votes

what is a phone interview?

answered Feb 21, 2011 at 21:25

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149 Answers

"Comments are a code smell"

Why does a computer science degree matter to a professional programmer?

Why is Lisp useful?

Do dynamic typed languages deserve all the criticism?

What is abstraction?

Would you use (a dialect of) LISP for a real-world application? Where and why?

Do you sign each of your source files with your name?

Is good code impossible in modern software development?

Interesting or unique types in programming languages?

Why are objects passed by reference?

We need a DVS. They need an SVN repo. What should we do?

Regulation of the software industry

Are there any "enterprise ready" functional programming languages?

Is C++ suitable as a first language?

What is proven as a good maximum length of a function?

How far has process-i-fi-cation of SW engineering come in the past 10 years?

Are there languages that make it easier to understand secure coding principles?

Why do people hesitate to use Python 3?

Does syntax really matter in a programming language?

Should I return from a function early or use an if statement?

How large non-OO code bases are managed?

How to reduce the number of bugs when coding?

What are the most impressive tricks an IDE could pull off with the code?

Which language features are considered harmful?

What are useful metrics for source code?

"To code quickly, you must quit coding"

Why such popularity with Python?

Why aren't we all doing model driven development yet?

Are `break` and `continue` bad programming practices?

what is a phone interview?