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Robert Harvey
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I have been a software developer for many years. I have written software for NASA, developed a Practice Management program for CPA's, and have worked at a compliance management company doing cutting-edge work in C#, WPF and Aurelia.

I am a strong believer in code clarity and simplicity.

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Why use a database instead of just saving your data to disk?
Mar 14, 2013
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Does using == in JavaScript ever make sense?
Jan 5, 2015
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Are bad programming practices typical within the software industry?
Sep 21, 2017
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How can I tell in an interview if a programmer is passionate about programming?
Jul 25, 2011
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When using the Single Responsibility Principle, what constitutes a "responsibility?"
Mar 27, 2017
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Is there a method for differentiating informative comments from commented out code?
Jul 5, 2019
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Why does it matter that HTML and CSS are not programming languages?
Dec 19, 2010
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How does an event listener work?
Jan 4, 2018
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How do you track what you and your team are working on day-to-day?
Sep 8, 2014
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How to make a large codebase easier to understand
Jul 31, 2015
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Are you still confused about what Programmers (now called Software Engineering) is for?
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What is this "Software Engineering" site you speak of, and what kinds of questions can I ask there?
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Moderators: stop deleting benign comments!
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Sql Server 'Saving changes is not permitted' error ► Prevent saving changes that require table re-creation
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Why use the yield keyword, when I could just use an ordinary IEnumerable?
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Is there a good reason I see VARCHAR(255) used so often (as opposed to another length)?

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