User glenatron

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What's wrong with comments that explain complex code?

answered Sep 1, 2014 at 10:47

49 votes

Why are regular expressions so morbidly attractive?

answered Dec 21, 2010 at 11:34

40 votes

When is it appropriate to not unit test?

answered Apr 8, 2011 at 15:58

30 votes

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Should you hard code your data across all unit tests?

answered Sep 27, 2013 at 9:59

25 votes

"It was working yesterday, I swear!" What can you do?

answered Aug 31, 2011 at 10:10

21 votes

Why is Lisp useful?

answered Oct 4, 2010 at 22:13

17 votes

Which features of shell scripting are relevant for PHP/Python development?

answered Dec 3, 2010 at 0:48

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Best way to plan programming for small teams?

answered Oct 15, 2013 at 11:02

14 votes

Is an 'if password == XXXXXXX' enough for minimum security?

answered Feb 18, 2011 at 15:56

12 votes

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How to write less code

answered Oct 4, 2010 at 10:19

11 votes

Biggest mistake you've ever made

answered Oct 25, 2010 at 11:25

11 votes

Is online freelance work viable by American standards?

answered Nov 10, 2010 at 15:51

10 votes

What makes it hard to monetize browser extensions?

answered May 26, 2011 at 16:19

9 votes

Collaborative work (small team) - Best practices

answered Oct 28, 2013 at 11:51

8 votes

Should I build my own CMS or rely on a pre-built one?

answered Jul 27, 2011 at 9:43

8 votes

How do you interview someone with more experience than you?

answered Nov 11, 2010 at 14:29

8 votes

Which algorithms and data structures should a developer absolutely know?

answered Oct 12, 2010 at 10:00

8 votes

Emacs-as-OS: obsolete?

answered Nov 25, 2010 at 15:36

7 votes

Cloud availability of short-term "virgin" Windows instances?

answered Jan 28, 2011 at 10:09

7 votes

New Team Lead - How to deal with a resentful former peer

answered Jul 6, 2011 at 15:21

7 votes

Are branches in unit tests bad practice?

answered Oct 2, 2013 at 13:54

7 votes

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Hosting long-running worker inside IIS

answered Apr 15, 2013 at 13:51

7 votes

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Polling vs events pros and cons in JavaScript

answered May 15, 2014 at 14:19

7 votes

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Naming: StartDate or StartDateTime when working with DateTimes

answered Aug 5, 2014 at 14:33

7 votes

Is it actually worth unit-testing an API client?

answered Aug 8, 2014 at 14:01

6 votes

Are Frequent Complicated Merge Conflicts A Sign of Problems?

answered Aug 16, 2013 at 16:41

6 votes

Develop secureness first or as a later step?

answered Jun 27, 2011 at 10:17

5 votes

What do you do to remain productive when working on your own?

answered Feb 28, 2011 at 10:47

5 votes

Do Ruby (and other dynamic language) programmers use IoC / Dependency Injection?

answered Dec 22, 2010 at 15:16

5 votes

What do you do about content when someone asks you to build a website

answered Jan 3, 2011 at 18:13

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119 Answers

What's wrong with comments that explain complex code?

Why are regular expressions so morbidly attractive?

When is it appropriate to not unit test?

Should you hard code your data across all unit tests?

"It was working yesterday, I swear!" What can you do?

Why is Lisp useful?

Which features of shell scripting are relevant for PHP/Python development?

Best way to plan programming for small teams?

Is an 'if password == XXXXXXX' enough for minimum security?

How to write less code

Biggest mistake you've ever made

Is online freelance work viable by American standards?

What makes it hard to monetize browser extensions?

Collaborative work (small team) - Best practices

Should I build my own CMS or rely on a pre-built one?

How do you interview someone with more experience than you?

Which algorithms and data structures should a developer absolutely know?

Emacs-as-OS: obsolete?

Cloud availability of short-term "virgin" Windows instances?

New Team Lead - How to deal with a resentful former peer

Are branches in unit tests bad practice?

Hosting long-running worker inside IIS

Polling vs events pros and cons in JavaScript

Naming: StartDate or StartDateTime when working with DateTimes

Is it actually worth unit-testing an API client?

Are Frequent Complicated Merge Conflicts A Sign of Problems?

Develop secureness first or as a later step?

What do you do to remain productive when working on your own?

Do Ruby (and other dynamic language) programmers use IoC / Dependency Injection?

What do you do about content when someone asks you to build a website