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Does software rot refer primarily to performance, or to messy code?

answered Oct 12, 2012 at 16:13

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How important is it to learn makefiles?

answered Aug 26, 2012 at 2:41

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Does it make sense to use the term "Space Leak" with regard to Java?

answered Dec 31, 2015 at 4:20

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What are the considerations to determine whether you can use recursion to solve a problem?

answered Apr 24, 2017 at 10:29

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Why do we call Java open source, when development or contributions are not decentralized

answered Jun 17, 2016 at 11:39

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Is it time to deprecate synchronized, wait and notify?

answered Nov 24, 2012 at 2:48

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Why aren't macros included in most modern programming languages?

answered Sep 5, 2010 at 11:31

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What should be done when upgrading compiler introduces bug in existing project?

answered Apr 10, 2011 at 10:34

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Fastest Functional Language

answered Dec 16, 2012 at 7:12

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Does "cc", "vv", "^^" have a special meaning in code?

answered Aug 4, 2013 at 3:28

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Are these advanced/unfair interview questions regarding Java concurrency?

answered Dec 8, 2012 at 1:03

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What does the lack of Unicode support in PHP mean?

answered Feb 19, 2011 at 8:01

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Why was the percent sign (%) chosen as the format specifier for the printf family of functions?

answered Aug 5, 2012 at 16:26

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Programmaticaly finding the Landau notation (Big O or Theta notation) of an algorithm?

answered Sep 7, 2012 at 5:39

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How can I quickly weed out "copy & paste" coders?

answered Nov 20, 2010 at 0:04

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Javascript and proprietary algorithms

answered Jan 13, 2013 at 2:05

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How many regression bugs from refactoring is too many.

answered Apr 5, 2013 at 2:59

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Can the author of code licensed under CC-NC-ND use it in commercial closed-source software?

answered Mar 13, 2014 at 13:38

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Invalid data returned, which HttpCode to return?

answered Mar 19, 2014 at 11:02

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Why isn't there a next operation on enums?

answered Jul 8, 2014 at 11:37

11 votes

Client wants source code, but it contains a lot of shared code I reuse with other projects

answered Apr 5, 2015 at 6:01

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Using error numbers which only work on 64 bit servers: a bad idea?

answered Feb 8, 2014 at 10:40

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When am I justified in using a License?

answered Mar 3, 2014 at 23:10

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Which one of these answers regarding functions is incorrect?

answered Apr 18, 2014 at 2:40

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What's the complexity of Java's string split function?

answered Sep 25, 2016 at 0:31

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I just received a complaint from a user of the website I maintain. Should I do anything?

answered Feb 9, 2011 at 5:48

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Why dynamically typed languages do not let the developer specify the type?

answered May 9, 2011 at 11:04

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Is Google Closure a true compiler?

answered Nov 20, 2012 at 14:09

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Are checksums in file formats obsolete?

answered Nov 19, 2016 at 4:33

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Why do some APIs simply throw Exception?

answered Nov 30, 2016 at 12:43

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287 Answers

Does software rot refer primarily to performance, or to messy code?

How important is it to learn makefiles?

Does it make sense to use the term "Space Leak" with regard to Java?

What are the considerations to determine whether you can use recursion to solve a problem?

Why do we call Java open source, when development or contributions are not decentralized

Is it time to deprecate synchronized, wait and notify?

Why aren't macros included in most modern programming languages?

What should be done when upgrading compiler introduces bug in existing project?

Fastest Functional Language

Does "cc", "vv", "^^" have a special meaning in code?

Are these advanced/unfair interview questions regarding Java concurrency?

What does the lack of Unicode support in PHP mean?

Why was the percent sign (%) chosen as the format specifier for the printf family of functions?

Programmaticaly finding the Landau notation (Big O or Theta notation) of an algorithm?

How can I quickly weed out "copy & paste" coders?

Javascript and proprietary algorithms

How many regression bugs from refactoring is too many.

Can the author of code licensed under CC-NC-ND use it in commercial closed-source software?

Invalid data returned, which HttpCode to return?

Why isn't there a next operation on enums?

Client wants source code, but it contains a lot of shared code I reuse with other projects

Using error numbers which only work on 64 bit servers: a bad idea?

When am I justified in using a License?

Which one of these answers regarding functions is incorrect?

What's the complexity of Java's string split function?

I just received a complaint from a user of the website I maintain. Should I do anything?

Why dynamically typed languages do not let the developer specify the type?

Is Google Closure a true compiler?

Are checksums in file formats obsolete?

Why do some APIs simply throw Exception?