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Why are the sizes of programs so large?

Why is %s better than + for concatenation?

Why use try … finally without a catch clause?

How to write camel case for words like “phonenumber”, “motorcycle”, “wavelength”, etc

What is the name of ** in python?

How to solve the problem of nested comments

How long is a typical modern microprocessor pipeline?

Why not use the word bug instead of exception? [closed]

How up-to-date is the Joel test? [closed]

Why has extreme programming (XP) gone out of date in favor of Agile, Kanban etc?

Is there a difference between arguments and parameters?

Rules and advice for logging?

Is there a constant for “end of time”?

Can a C struct behave like it had a function?

How can I tell whether my computer is Harvard or von Neumann architecture?

Compiling vs using pre-built binaries performance?

Are there any theories or books about how to debug “in general”? [closed]

Is there something special about the number 65535?

Difference between scenario and use-case

How efficient is malloc and how do implementations differ?

Is it appropriate to say that RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka solve similar problems?

Why aren't OOP design patterns included in the standard libraries?

Is segfault always the programmer's mistake?

Is it ineffecient to store data as json in plain text? [duplicate]

How many bits' address is required for a computer with n bytes of memory?

Why “OOP” and not simply “Object Programming”?

What's a good way to explain the need for pointing to a pointer?

Is importing wildcards a bad idea?

How advanced are author-recognition methods?

How to properly deprecate methods in Java?