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Should you keep a copy of all the code you write?

answered Jun 25, 2012 at 17:27

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How can I tactfully suggest improvements to others' badly designed code during review?

answered Oct 11, 2011 at 3:54

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How to reject a code review that you believe is unnecessary?

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 4:34

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Importance of hobby projects

answered Aug 10, 2011 at 5:53

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How can one manage thousands of IF...THEN...ELSE rules?

answered Aug 25, 2011 at 18:53

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My Dad is impatient with the pace of my learning to program. What do I do?

answered Aug 2, 2011 at 6:18

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Boolean Method Naming Affirmative vs Negative

answered May 2, 2013 at 12:38

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At what point can I say I've "learned" a language?

answered Jun 29, 2012 at 14:34

62 votes

Why are cryptic short identifiers still so common in low-level programming?

answered Jan 14, 2013 at 16:19

59 votes

My customer wants me to record a video of how I develop his software product

answered Sep 25, 2011 at 14:45

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Difference between a socket and a port

answered Oct 29, 2012 at 12:55

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Is it the job of a developer to suggest IT requirements?

answered Oct 10, 2012 at 7:18

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How do I convince my boss (and other devs) to use/consider Unobtrusive JavaScript

answered Feb 20, 2013 at 14:30

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My boss decided to add a "person to blame" field to every bug report. How can I convince him that it's a bad idea?

answered Jun 28, 2012 at 20:02

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How do you support your code post employment end?

answered Aug 23, 2012 at 22:01

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Where should you put constants and why?

answered Apr 19, 2012 at 17:00

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Determining if an Algorithm is O (log n)

answered Apr 26, 2012 at 2:38

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Do people who get paid to write code but score low on the "programmer competency matrix" have an ethical duty to find a different kind of job?

answered Jan 26, 2013 at 6:19

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Is it necessary to understand what's happening at the hardware level to be a good programmer?

answered Oct 17, 2011 at 22:58

42 votes

How to convince my teammates to follow some basic rules

answered Feb 19, 2013 at 8:20

41 votes

Is the 'C' in MVC really necessary?

answered Mar 28, 2012 at 3:11

40 votes

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I'm writing about language syntax. Is there a language out there in which parameters are placed inside method name?

answered Aug 22, 2011 at 17:40

38 votes

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How do you code without offending?

answered Dec 13, 2011 at 19:18

37 votes

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What is a good way to comment if-else-clauses?

answered Apr 4, 2012 at 10:39

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switch statement - handling default case when it can't be reached

answered May 3, 2012 at 17:55

35 votes

Boss is skeptical of using a version control system for new project, should I anyway?

answered Dec 3, 2011 at 5:25

35 votes

No programmer will build my semi-adult website. Why?

answered Mar 2, 2013 at 18:55

31 votes

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Ideas to get you programming mojo back?

answered Feb 7, 2012 at 6:24

29 votes

How were some language communities (eg, Ruby and Python) able to prevent fragmentation while others (eg, Lisp or ML) were not?

answered Apr 6, 2012 at 20:56

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Is it necessary to add the default case while using switch cases?

answered Jan 4, 2013 at 6:31

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446 Answers

Should you keep a copy of all the code you write?

How can I tactfully suggest improvements to others' badly designed code during review?

How to reject a code review that you believe is unnecessary?

Importance of hobby projects

How can one manage thousands of IF...THEN...ELSE rules?

My Dad is impatient with the pace of my learning to program. What do I do?

Boolean Method Naming Affirmative vs Negative

At what point can I say I've "learned" a language?

Why are cryptic short identifiers still so common in low-level programming?

My customer wants me to record a video of how I develop his software product

Difference between a socket and a port

Is it the job of a developer to suggest IT requirements?

How do I convince my boss (and other devs) to use/consider Unobtrusive JavaScript

My boss decided to add a "person to blame" field to every bug report. How can I convince him that it's a bad idea?

How do you support your code post employment end?

Where should you put constants and why?

Determining if an Algorithm is O (log n)

Do people who get paid to write code but score low on the "programmer competency matrix" have an ethical duty to find a different kind of job?

Is it necessary to understand what's happening at the hardware level to be a good programmer?

How to convince my teammates to follow some basic rules

Is the 'C' in MVC really necessary?

I'm writing about language syntax. Is there a language out there in which parameters are placed inside method name?

How do you code without offending?

What is a good way to comment if-else-clauses?

switch statement - handling default case when it can't be reached

Boss is skeptical of using a version control system for new project, should I anyway?

No programmer will build my semi-adult website. Why?

Ideas to get you programming mojo back?

How were some language communities (eg, Ruby and Python) able to prevent fragmentation while others (eg, Lisp or ML) were not?

Is it necessary to add the default case while using switch cases?