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Why isn't the line count in Visual Studio zero-based?

answered Aug 18, 2011 at 13:11

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A programming language that does not allow IO. Haskell is not a pure language

answered Nov 22, 2011 at 9:32

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Are separate parsing and lexing passes good practice with parser combinators?

answered Jan 7, 2012 at 0:23

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Should one comment differently in functional languages?

answered Nov 17, 2011 at 12:48

13 votes

Is return-type-(only)-polymorphism in Haskell a good thing?

answered Sep 24, 2011 at 16:37

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When you should NOT use Regular Expressions?

answered Oct 9, 2011 at 7:40

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Why the name 'continue'

answered Dec 18, 2012 at 15:08

12 votes

How is a "Software Developer" different from a "Software Consultant"? What makes a consultant?

answered Jul 3, 2013 at 21:40

11 votes

Why do old C-style method names continue being used in modern languages?

answered Jul 24, 2013 at 15:20

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Who first coined the term Higher Order Function and/or First Class Citizen?

answered Feb 5, 2013 at 23:32

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Should you create a boolean function that does the opposite of an existing function just so its purpose is clear?

answered Apr 15, 2011 at 23:04

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Returning from a long function on the first false condition

answered Apr 21, 2011 at 17:02

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What is the limit to the number of a class methods?

answered Aug 29, 2011 at 14:06

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Feature boundaries in functional programming

answered May 2, 2013 at 11:21

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In functional programming how does one achieve modularity through mathematical laws?

answered Feb 20, 2014 at 0:17

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Procedural Code vs OOP code

answered Apr 13, 2011 at 13:19

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I have a previous invention (software / framework) that I plan to use on my new job. What happens to my copyright if I improve it during the job?

answered Feb 7, 2013 at 14:41

6 votes

Why do most programming languages not nest block comments?

answered Aug 24, 2011 at 9:37

6 votes

My boss wants a narrated line-by-line English explanation of our code

answered Sep 7, 2011 at 10:02

6 votes

Why does Haskell have built-in "if/then/else" instead of defining it as a simple library function?

answered Apr 24, 2013 at 17:00

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How to teach your users/customers to send better error descriptions

answered May 4, 2011 at 13:57

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What non-theoretical, practical programming language has no reserved keywords?

answered Mar 8, 2013 at 14:10

5 votes

What's the point of adding Unicode identifier support to various language implementations?

answered Nov 21, 2011 at 14:25

4 votes

Open source projects - motivation

answered Sep 24, 2011 at 23:17

4 votes

Why use a database instead of just saving your data to disk?

answered Mar 14, 2013 at 9:24

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Java memory management (thunks/lazyness)

answered Jan 22, 2013 at 17:17

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Using single characters for variable names in loops/exceptions

answered Apr 27, 2011 at 10:52

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Is using `continue`, `break` in non-`switch` loops and `?:` bad practice?

answered Mar 16, 2013 at 22:00

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Y combinator and tail call optimizations

answered Jul 17, 2013 at 15:04

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Why is using System.out.println() so bad?

answered Aug 17, 2012 at 0:10

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94 Answers

Why isn't the line count in Visual Studio zero-based?

A programming language that does not allow IO. Haskell is not a pure language

Are separate parsing and lexing passes good practice with parser combinators?

Should one comment differently in functional languages?

Is return-type-(only)-polymorphism in Haskell a good thing?

When you should NOT use Regular Expressions?

Why the name 'continue'

How is a "Software Developer" different from a "Software Consultant"? What makes a consultant?

Why do old C-style method names continue being used in modern languages?

Who first coined the term Higher Order Function and/or First Class Citizen?

Should you create a boolean function that does the opposite of an existing function just so its purpose is clear?

Returning from a long function on the first false condition

What is the limit to the number of a class methods?

Feature boundaries in functional programming

In functional programming how does one achieve modularity through mathematical laws?

Procedural Code vs OOP code

I have a previous invention (software / framework) that I plan to use on my new job. What happens to my copyright if I improve it during the job?

Why do most programming languages not nest block comments?

My boss wants a narrated line-by-line English explanation of our code

Why does Haskell have built-in "if/then/else" instead of defining it as a simple library function?

How to teach your users/customers to send better error descriptions

What non-theoretical, practical programming language has no reserved keywords?

What's the point of adding Unicode identifier support to various language implementations?

Open source projects - motivation

Why use a database instead of just saving your data to disk?

Java memory management (thunks/lazyness)

Using single characters for variable names in loops/exceptions

Is using `continue`, `break` in non-`switch` loops and `?:` bad practice?

Y combinator and tail call optimizations

Why is using System.out.println() so bad?