User Niklas Rosencrantz

192 votes

15 answers

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Why are the sizes of programs so large?

asked Sep 24, 2015 at 7:24

113 votes

9 answers

177k views

Why use try … finally without a catch clause?

asked Jan 23, 2012 at 17:20

96 votes

5 answers

230k views

Why is %s better than + for concatenation?

asked Dec 7, 2015 at 10:33

80 votes

7 answers

31k views

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

asked Feb 24, 2014 at 17:10

60 votes

3 answers

96k views

What is the name of ** in python?

asked Jan 23, 2012 at 17:41

26 votes

6 answers

25k views

How to solve the problem of nested comments

asked Jun 13, 2013 at 6:32

19 votes

2 answers

21k views

How long is a typical modern microprocessor pipeline?

asked Sep 7, 2013 at 23:44

19 votes

10 answers

2k views

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

asked Nov 5, 2011 at 0:48

17 votes

2 answers

1k views

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

asked Jul 24, 2011 at 2:48

17 votes

6 answers

6k views

Why has extreme programming (XP) gone out of date in favor of Agile, Kanban etc?

asked Oct 9, 2012 at 6:39

15 votes

1 answer

5k views

Is there a difference between arguments and parameters?

asked Oct 12, 2012 at 0:10

15 votes

7 answers

7k views

Is there a constant for "end of time"?

asked Sep 14, 2012 at 7:13

15 votes

3 answers

60k views

Is there something special about the number 65535?

asked Nov 22, 2012 at 19:49

15 votes

4 answers

11k views

Can a C struct behave like it had a function?

asked May 25, 2016 at 3:33

14 votes

5 answers

19k views

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

asked Dec 6, 2012 at 0:21

14 votes

7 answers

6k views

Rules and advice for logging?

asked Sep 21, 2012 at 10:50

14 votes

3 answers

46k views

Difference between scenario and use-case

asked Apr 20, 2017 at 19:35

12 votes

3 answers

14k views

Compiling vs using pre-built binaries performance?

asked Oct 4, 2012 at 22:27

12 votes

3 answers

2k views

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

asked Aug 10, 2012 at 8:01

11 votes

6 answers

29k views

How efficient is malloc and how do implementations differ?

asked May 20, 2016 at 3:53

7 votes

4 answers

2k views

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

asked Jan 11, 2017 at 11:45

7 votes

5 answers

121k views

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

asked Dec 10, 2012 at 16:03

7 votes

5 answers

16k views

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

asked Jul 28, 2017 at 2:50

7 votes

1 answer

601 views

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

asked Jan 24, 2018 at 9:35

6 votes

10 answers

3k views

Is segfault always the programmer's mistake?

asked Jun 28, 2017 at 6:52

6 votes

2 answers

7k views

Is importing wildcards a bad idea?

asked Jul 26, 2018 at 2:12

6 votes

4 answers

765 views

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

asked Feb 3, 2013 at 5:59

6 votes

2 answers

689 views

Why "OOP" and not simply "Object Programming"?

asked Nov 6, 2013 at 14:32

5 votes

3 answers

2k views

How to properly deprecate methods in Java?

asked Nov 15, 2013 at 20:21

5 votes

2 answers

456 views

Is there a name for the number of values a variable can take? [closed]

asked Mar 22, 2014 at 12:42

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Why are the sizes of programs so large?

Why use try … finally without a catch clause?

Why is %s better than + for concatenation?

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?

Is there a constant for "end of time"?

Is there something special about the number 65535?

Can a C struct behave like it had a function?

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

Rules and advice for logging?

Difference between scenario and use-case

Compiling vs using pre-built binaries performance?

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

How efficient is malloc and how do implementations differ?

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

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

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

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

Is segfault always the programmer's mistake?

Is importing wildcards a bad idea?

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

Why "OOP" and not simply "Object Programming"?

How to properly deprecate methods in Java?

Is there a name for the number of values a variable can take? [closed]