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Is LISP still useful in today's world? Which version is most used?

answered Mar 6, 2011 at 14:16

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How can I write a set of functions that can be invoked from (almost) any programming language?

answered Jul 20, 2012 at 9:55

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Why does there seem to be a lot of fear in choosing the "wrong" language to learn?

answered Feb 14, 2011 at 4:48

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(Why) Should I learn a new programming language?

answered Feb 21, 2012 at 17:46

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What is the greatest design flaw you have faced in any programming language?

answered Mar 5, 2011 at 16:29

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Can JavaScript be used as a general scripting language?

answered Jan 26, 2012 at 8:45

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Why should I know concurrent programming?

answered Oct 21, 2011 at 6:51

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Should I keep my GitHub forked repositories around forever?

answered Mar 24, 2011 at 16:48

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In what meaningful ways does Erlang prevent race conditions in concurrent programming?

answered Jan 22, 2013 at 15:13

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Functional as a first language

answered May 4, 2011 at 6:41

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For what types of applications is Python a bad choice?

answered Nov 23, 2011 at 8:51

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What is sharding in MongoDB?

answered Mar 9, 2012 at 10:41

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Why is implicit parallelism/concurrency not more widespread?

answered May 9, 2011 at 8:08

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Recursion without factorial, Fibonacci numbers etc

answered Sep 13, 2011 at 10:56

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Languages with a clear distinction between subroutines that are purely functional, mutating, state-changing, etc?

answered Jun 22, 2012 at 11:01

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Which programming language for text editing?

answered Mar 27, 2012 at 9:28

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Fastest Functional Language

answered Dec 16, 2012 at 14:21

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Computer Science and other advance topics taught in javascript

answered Sep 12, 2011 at 8:56

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How can a Mac or Unix owner fix/develop webpages for IE6/IE7?

answered May 18, 2011 at 7:23

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Functional language with C-like syntax

answered Apr 26, 2011 at 12:55

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When would someone use MongoDB (or similar) over a Relational DBMS?

answered Mar 22, 2011 at 14:57

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How to effectively (but minimally) simulate a distributed computing environment?

answered Sep 25, 2011 at 16:20

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Is Javascript a Functional Programming Language

answered Dec 30, 2011 at 10:50

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Best books on the theory and practice of software architecture?

answered Feb 15, 2011 at 16:18

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How do I document my code?

answered Mar 2, 2011 at 11:20

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Is it a good idea to generate code with the help of your IDE?

answered Feb 28, 2012 at 6:44

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Is Object Oriented stuff really that important?

answered Feb 28, 2012 at 18:15

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Where can you find your first customers as a freelancer?

answered Mar 19, 2012 at 7:51

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Why is it good to split a program into multiple classes?

answered Jun 26, 2012 at 4:27

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How do employers measure "strong or solid knowledge of programming language"?

answered Jun 27, 2012 at 6:18

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185 Answers

Is LISP still useful in today's world? Which version is most used?

How can I write a set of functions that can be invoked from (almost) any programming language?

Why does there seem to be a lot of fear in choosing the "wrong" language to learn?

(Why) Should I learn a new programming language?

What is the greatest design flaw you have faced in any programming language?

Can JavaScript be used as a general scripting language?

Why should I know concurrent programming?

Should I keep my GitHub forked repositories around forever?

In what meaningful ways does Erlang prevent race conditions in concurrent programming?

Functional as a first language

For what types of applications is Python a bad choice?

What is sharding in MongoDB?

Why is implicit parallelism/concurrency not more widespread?

Recursion without factorial, Fibonacci numbers etc

Languages with a clear distinction between subroutines that are purely functional, mutating, state-changing, etc?

Which programming language for text editing?

Fastest Functional Language

Computer Science and other advance topics taught in javascript

How can a Mac or Unix owner fix/develop webpages for IE6/IE7?

Functional language with C-like syntax

When would someone use MongoDB (or similar) over a Relational DBMS?

How to effectively (but minimally) simulate a distributed computing environment?

Is Javascript a Functional Programming Language

Best books on the theory and practice of software architecture?

How do I document my code?

Is it a good idea to generate code with the help of your IDE?

Is Object Oriented stuff really that important?

Where can you find your first customers as a freelancer?

Why is it good to split a program into multiple classes?

How do employers measure "strong or solid knowledge of programming language"?