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Is `catch(...) { throw; }` a bad practice?

answered Dec 5, 2011 at 9:07

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Is it always a best practice to write a function for anything that needs to repeat twice?

answered Jan 14, 2015 at 8:38

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Does C# give you "less rope to hang yourself" than C++?

answered Aug 25, 2012 at 22:16

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Why is base-for-all-objects discouraged in C++

answered Feb 15, 2015 at 22:13

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What is a proper use of downcasting?

answered Feb 27, 2018 at 11:25

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Is it good practice to replace division with multiplication when possible?

answered Jan 3, 2018 at 9:28

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Why does Java have `void` methods?

answered Apr 25, 2017 at 23:46

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Learning to program in C (coming from Python)

answered Feb 27, 2011 at 1:09

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Why must we learn Procedural programming before we learn Object-oriented programming

answered Jul 24, 2011 at 6:15

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What does C++ do better than D?

answered Dec 3, 2011 at 8:36

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Is there anything that can be done with recursion that can't be done with loops?

answered Nov 24, 2015 at 11:05

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The "blub paradox" and c++

answered May 10, 2011 at 6:01

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Why is software OS specific?

answered Jul 9, 2014 at 10:07

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Should I pass in filenames to be opened, or open files?

answered Nov 11, 2014 at 0:47

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Does using == in JavaScript ever make sense?

answered Jan 7, 2015 at 0:51

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What does C++ do better than D?

answered Aug 1, 2011 at 12:26

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Is fewer lines of code always better?

answered Jul 4, 2013 at 19:43

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Should a getter throw an exception if its object has invalid state?

answered Nov 4, 2014 at 7:48

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What is the conceptual difference between finally and a destructor?

answered Dec 2, 2015 at 10:16

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What's the proper way to model this real-world activity that seems to need circular references in OOP?

answered May 30, 2015 at 16:49

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Are single-character constants better than literals?

answered Jul 7, 2016 at 17:18

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Is it possible to learn maths via programming, or you should learn maths for programming?

answered Jan 26, 2012 at 4:32

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Will a computer science college degree ever hurt my employability?

answered May 23, 2011 at 22:33

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Interviewing someone for general unix skills

answered Sep 28, 2011 at 7:03

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Do algorithms depend on computer architectures?

answered Feb 15, 2015 at 5:53

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Does it hurt to learn bits of many programming languages?

answered Jan 1, 2012 at 22:12

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Code that converts a value into a different representation, then converts it back to where it started is bad, but how?

answered Oct 25, 2014 at 16:38

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If your algorithm is correct, does it matter how long it took you to write it?

answered Dec 10, 2011 at 3:22

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Is it inadvisable to make a function that essentially renames a built-in function?

answered Jun 9, 2016 at 3:39

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My Dad is impatient with the pace of my learning to program. What do I do?

answered Aug 2, 2011 at 6:30

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Is `catch(...) { throw; }` a bad practice?

Is it always a best practice to write a function for anything that needs to repeat twice?

Does C# give you "less rope to hang yourself" than C++?

Why is base-for-all-objects discouraged in C++

What is a proper use of downcasting?

Is it good practice to replace division with multiplication when possible?

Why does Java have `void` methods?

Learning to program in C (coming from Python)

Why must we learn Procedural programming before we learn Object-oriented programming

What does C++ do better than D?

Is there anything that can be done with recursion that can't be done with loops?

The "blub paradox" and c++

Why is software OS specific?

Should I pass in filenames to be opened, or open files?

Does using == in JavaScript ever make sense?

What does C++ do better than D?

Is fewer lines of code always better?

Should a getter throw an exception if its object has invalid state?

What is the conceptual difference between finally and a destructor?

What's the proper way to model this real-world activity that seems to need circular references in OOP?

Are single-character constants better than literals?

Is it possible to learn maths via programming, or you should learn maths for programming?

Will a computer science college degree ever hurt my employability?

Interviewing someone for general unix skills

Do algorithms depend on computer architectures?

Does it hurt to learn bits of many programming languages?

Code that converts a value into a different representation, then converts it back to where it started is bad, but how?

If your algorithm is correct, does it matter how long it took you to write it?

Is it inadvisable to make a function that essentially renames a built-in function?

My Dad is impatient with the pace of my learning to program. What do I do?