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My boss decided to add a "person to blame" field to every bug report. How can I convince him that it's a bad idea?

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How big does my project need to be for me to unit test it?

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What is an Anti-Corruption layer, and how is it used?

answered Jan 22, 2013 at 17:19

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What is the point of having every service class have an interface?

answered May 24, 2012 at 21:18

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Why is the Select before the From in an SQL query?

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To branch or not to branch?

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Is constantly looking for code examples a sign of a bad developer?

answered Jun 8, 2012 at 13:24

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Spurious wakeups explanation sounds like a bug that just isn't worth fixing, is that right?

answered Feb 14, 2013 at 13:20

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Is there something wrong with how we're doing version control?

answered Jul 17, 2012 at 17:24

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Why do some big projects, like Git and Debian, only use a mailing list and not an issue tracker?

answered Mar 26, 2013 at 9:04

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Is there a correlation between the scale of the project and the strictness of the language?

answered Aug 24, 2013 at 21:10

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Are there good techniques or tests for naming types?

answered Jan 13, 2012 at 14:07

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"A good programmer can be as 10X times more productive than a mediocre one"

answered Jan 2, 2013 at 22:21

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Why a static main method in Java and C#, rather than a constructor?

answered Jul 20, 2012 at 16:12

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Why does java.util.ArrayList allow to add null?

answered Sep 3, 2012 at 15:01

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Builder Pattern: When to fail?

answered May 28, 2014 at 14:04

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Do we need Logging when doing TDD?

answered Feb 24, 2014 at 13:40

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Style for control flow with validation checks

answered May 16, 2012 at 14:52

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Is there a named anti pattern for historically grown software?

answered Mar 14, 2014 at 17:55

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Make methods that do not depend on instance fields, static?

answered Oct 29, 2013 at 19:48

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Reasons NOT to open source not-for-profit code?

answered Jun 13, 2012 at 8:12

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Performance of single-assignment ADT oriented code on modern CPUs

answered Apr 5, 2013 at 15:35

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How to close a bug that is no longer relevant

answered Apr 10, 2013 at 12:14

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What are the different meanings of 'fixture'?

answered Sep 19, 2013 at 9:37

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What are some patterns and anti-patterns of application logging?

answered Oct 4, 2011 at 20:41

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What should I do when waiting for a review?

answered Apr 30, 2013 at 6:08

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Why do programming languages, especially C, use curly braces and not square ones?

answered Feb 26, 2013 at 15:05

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Why does Java use :: for method references instead of .?

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Fighting technical debt as the "lowest developer"?

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Regulation of the software industry

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My boss decided to add a "person to blame" field to every bug report. How can I convince him that it's a bad idea?

How big does my project need to be for me to unit test it?

What is an Anti-Corruption layer, and how is it used?

What is the point of having every service class have an interface?

Why is the Select before the From in an SQL query?

To branch or not to branch?

Is constantly looking for code examples a sign of a bad developer?

Spurious wakeups explanation sounds like a bug that just isn't worth fixing, is that right?

Is there something wrong with how we're doing version control?

Why do some big projects, like Git and Debian, only use a mailing list and not an issue tracker?

Is there a correlation between the scale of the project and the strictness of the language?

Are there good techniques or tests for naming types?

"A good programmer can be as 10X times more productive than a mediocre one"

Why a static main method in Java and C#, rather than a constructor?

Why does java.util.ArrayList allow to add null?

Builder Pattern: When to fail?

Do we need Logging when doing TDD?

Style for control flow with validation checks

Is there a named anti pattern for historically grown software?

Make methods that do not depend on instance fields, static?

Reasons NOT to open source not-for-profit code?

Performance of single-assignment ADT oriented code on modern CPUs

How to close a bug that is no longer relevant

What are the different meanings of 'fixture'?

What are some patterns and anti-patterns of application logging?

What should I do when waiting for a review?

Why do programming languages, especially C, use curly braces and not square ones?

Why does Java use :: for method references instead of .?

Fighting technical debt as the "lowest developer"?

Regulation of the software industry