Paul Nathan

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"Comments are a code smell"

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Why does a computer science degree matter to a professional programmer?

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Do dynamic typed languages deserve all the criticism?

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What is abstraction?

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Measuring new capabilities in a software project and comparing vs incremental capability improvement

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So Singletons are bad, then what?

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Is software testing actually done on professional projects?

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Do you sign each of your source files with your name?

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What natural language has the advantage when it comes to programming?

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