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Why do we have to use break in switch?
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When to use a Parser Combinator? When to use a Parser Generator?
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What does "GPL with classpath exception" mean in practice?
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How can lossless compression ever exist?
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Why declare a variable in one line, and assign to it in the next?
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Folder-by-type or Folder-by-feature
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Is it better to return NULL or empty values from functions/methods where the return value is not present?
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Best Practices To Create Error Codes Pattern For an Enterprise Project
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Are classes with only a single (public) method a problem?
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Is micro-optimisation important when coding?
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Difference between a service class and a Helper class
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What are the London and Chicago schools of TDD?
Awarded Sep 5, 2022 at 12:21
Why isn't Java more widely used for game development?
Awarded Aug 7, 2022 at 14:04
Should I return an HTTP 400 (Bad Request) status if a parameter is syntactically correct, but violates a business rule?
Awarded Jul 3, 2022 at 18:12
What is an integration test exactly?
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What is the use of DTO instead of Entity?
Awarded May 30, 2022 at 18:06
Is technical debt management problem more of a culture issue or insight issue
Awarded May 8, 2022 at 4:05
Summarize changes (insertions and deletions) in Git
Awarded May 3, 2022 at 17:32
Why did memory-managed languages like Java, Javascript, and C# retain the `new` keyword?
Awarded Apr 14, 2022 at 22:46
What is the opposite of initialize (or init)?
Awarded Apr 14, 2022 at 8:25
Are there any design patterns that are unnecessary in dynamic languages like Python?
Awarded Apr 13, 2022 at 19:08
Working on a branch with a dependence on another branch that is being reviewed
Awarded Apr 6, 2022 at 10:07
Why do so many standards for JSON API response formats contain a "success" property in the response body instead of just using HTTP status codes?
Awarded Mar 25, 2022 at 20:50
Which way are downstream and upstream services?
Awarded Mar 9, 2022 at 0:50
Why is inheritance bad in a Person-Student model?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 15:22
What "version naming convention" do you use?
Awarded Feb 14, 2022 at 0:56
Return considered harmful? Can code be functional without it?
Awarded Feb 11, 2022 at 20:06
What does 'Nightly Builds' mean?
Awarded Jan 17, 2022 at 8:27
REST API security Stored token vs JWT vs OAuth
Awarded Jan 7, 2022 at 20:25
How bad of an idea is it to use Python files as configuration files?
Awarded Dec 30, 2021 at 15:21
Why do so many hashed and encrypted strings end in an equals sign?
Awarded Dec 28, 2021 at 14:01
Is putting general-use functions in a "helpers" file an anti-pattern or code smell?
Awarded Dec 28, 2021 at 1:06
Are database unique indexes a mask on bad scripting?
Awarded Dec 2, 2021 at 20:02
Which HTTP verb should I use to trigger an action in a REST web service?
Awarded Dec 1, 2021 at 10:09
Is it the correct practice to keep more than 10 years old spaghetti legacy code untouched without refactoring at all in big product development?
Awarded Nov 25, 2021 at 17:40
If null is a billion dollar mistake, what is the solution to represent a non-initialized object?
Awarded Nov 11, 2021 at 10:40
Are null references really a bad thing?
Awarded Nov 9, 2021 at 15:11
Don't Use "Static" in C#?
Awarded Nov 5, 2021 at 18:12
When and for what purposes should the const keyword be used in C for variables?
Awarded Nov 2, 2021 at 22:36
What is the purpose of storing multiple lower resolution versions of the same original image?
Awarded Oct 28, 2021 at 10:27
Why use an interface when the class can directly implement the functions?
Awarded Oct 27, 2021 at 22:11
When NOT to apply the Dependency Inversion Principle?
Awarded Oct 25, 2021 at 21:10
How and why to decide between naming methods with "get" and "find" prefixes
Awarded Oct 8, 2021 at 14:41
Thousands of errors!
Awarded Oct 3, 2021 at 13:31
What is the advantage of choosing ASCII encoding over UTF-8?
Awarded Sep 25, 2021 at 23:57
Why do library developers deliberately break existing code?
Awarded Sep 3, 2021 at 18:32
Are `break` and `continue` bad programming practices?
Awarded Aug 27, 2021 at 8:41
Swift Protocol Naming Conventions
Awarded Jun 23, 2021 at 19:41
Is there a general solution to the problem of "sudden unexpected bursts of errors" in software?
Awarded Jun 22, 2021 at 15:46
Clean Architecture: Use case containing the presenter or returning data?
Awarded Jun 18, 2021 at 11:15
What do you do when code review is just too hard?
Awarded Jun 17, 2021 at 18:11
Criticism and disadvantages of dependency injection
Awarded Apr 30, 2021 at 13:52
Does using == in JavaScript ever make sense?
Awarded Apr 7, 2021 at 8:27
If null is bad, why do modern languages implement it?
Awarded Mar 29, 2021 at 17:12
What is the benefit of writing to a temp location, And then copying it to the intended destination?
Awarded Mar 22, 2021 at 21:27
Is exposing regex in error response to end user bad practice?
Awarded Mar 18, 2021 at 13:45
Is a comment aligned with the element being commented a good practice?
Awarded Mar 16, 2021 at 10:01
What's the reason for not using C++17's [[nodiscard]] almost everywhere in new code?
Awarded Mar 11, 2021 at 22:56
What is the difference between a hash and a dictionary?
Awarded Mar 9, 2021 at 1:33
What is the point of having every service class have an interface?
Awarded Mar 8, 2021 at 11:05
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