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125 votes

Why use Optional in Java 8+ instead of traditional null pointer checks?

answered Jan 18, 2018 at 15:14

71 votes

Should I record a bug that I discovered and patched?

answered Oct 20, 2016 at 11:41

65 votes

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Why can FAT16 not store more than 2 GB?

answered Apr 30, 2018 at 10:45

59 votes

Is it ok to have validation layer before access control layer

answered May 4, 2018 at 11:24

49 votes

Should I still follow "programming to an interface not implementation" even if I think using concrete class members is the simpler solution?

answered Dec 4, 2019 at 10:32

29 votes

How do I mitigate a scenario where a user goes to pay, but the price is changed mid-request?

answered Jan 22, 2020 at 11:26

26 votes

Which is preferred: subclass double or create extension methods to test (relative) equality due to floating point differences?

answered Oct 20, 2020 at 21:30

24 votes

Should "Set" have a Get method?

answered Nov 1, 2016 at 9:57

20 votes

What is the meaning of the 90/10 rule of program optimization?

answered Oct 25, 2016 at 8:33

20 votes

Why do modern operating systems ever have perceptible input (keyboard/mouse) lag?

answered Apr 29, 2022 at 9:56

17 votes

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How to reach the parent object?

answered Mar 21, 2019 at 12:15

16 votes

Why is "diamond problem" a problem? Why doesn't the child simply call both parent's methods sequentially? Why is a thing with solutions a problem?

answered Aug 14, 2023 at 7:39

11 votes

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Is there a reason Iterator and Stream do not implement Iterable?

answered Jun 6, 2017 at 18:55

11 votes

How to add logging to a library so it can integrate easily with the logging system of the program using the library?

answered Jun 7, 2017 at 22:28

11 votes

Should "between x and y" be commutative?

answered Feb 27, 2017 at 9:45

10 votes

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Why Named Constructors are getting popular shouldn't be an antipattern?

answered Oct 3, 2017 at 9:38

10 votes

How to respect Single responsibility principle and use exception handling at the same time?

answered Nov 6, 2019 at 9:49

9 votes

C++ : What is the order of function pointers inside vtable?

answered May 7, 2019 at 10:37

9 votes

Should I specify my header include path in the source code, or as a project option?

answered Nov 27, 2018 at 12:06

9 votes

Database design for fields that should be NOT NULL eventually, but may not yet have a value

answered Sep 21, 2017 at 16:12

9 votes

Singleton without any state

answered Jan 19, 2017 at 12:51

8 votes

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Why is the builder-pattern often implemented like this?

answered Sep 28, 2016 at 9:27

8 votes

design pattern for class with data attached

answered Feb 8, 2018 at 11:28

8 votes

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Exceptions versus guard clauses

answered Jun 19, 2019 at 11:12

8 votes

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Algorithms: How do I sum O(n) and O(mlog(n)) together?

answered Apr 12, 2023 at 8:36

7 votes

Why just "interface segregation principle" but not "method segregation principle"?

answered Jan 22 at 11:21

7 votes

Is it logically possible to consistently name commits in a VCS using an ordered sequence?

answered Jul 8, 2022 at 15:24

7 votes

Try-catch in method or where the method is called?

answered May 22, 2019 at 10:18

7 votes

Should a class provide public mutators for all its private fields?

answered Apr 17, 2019 at 9:20

7 votes

C++ Iterator, Why is there no Iterator base class all iterators inherit from

answered Feb 4, 2019 at 16:45

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203 Answers

Why use Optional in Java 8+ instead of traditional null pointer checks?

Should I record a bug that I discovered and patched?

Why can FAT16 not store more than 2 GB?

Is it ok to have validation layer before access control layer

Should I still follow "programming to an interface not implementation" even if I think using concrete class members is the simpler solution?

How do I mitigate a scenario where a user goes to pay, but the price is changed mid-request?

Which is preferred: subclass double or create extension methods to test (relative) equality due to floating point differences?

Should "Set" have a Get method?

What is the meaning of the 90/10 rule of program optimization?

Why do modern operating systems ever have perceptible input (keyboard/mouse) lag?

How to reach the parent object?

Why is "diamond problem" a problem? Why doesn't the child simply call both parent's methods sequentially? Why is a thing with solutions a problem?

Is there a reason Iterator and Stream do not implement Iterable?

How to add logging to a library so it can integrate easily with the logging system of the program using the library?

Should "between x and y" be commutative?

Why Named Constructors are getting popular shouldn't be an antipattern?

How to respect Single responsibility principle and use exception handling at the same time?

C++ : What is the order of function pointers inside vtable?

Should I specify my header include path in the source code, or as a project option?

Database design for fields that should be NOT NULL eventually, but may not yet have a value

Singleton without any state

Why is the builder-pattern often implemented like this?

design pattern for class with data attached

Exceptions versus guard clauses

Algorithms: How do I sum O(n) and O(mlog(n)) together?

Why just "interface segregation principle" but not "method segregation principle"?

Is it logically possible to consistently name commits in a VCS using an ordered sequence?

Try-catch in method or where the method is called?

Should a class provide public mutators for all its private fields?

C++ Iterator, Why is there no Iterator base class all iterators inherit from