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Working on a branch with a dependence on another branch that is being reviewed

answered Jun 28, 2017 at 19:31

76 votes

Is source code generation an anti-pattern?

answered Nov 29, 2017 at 7:40

55 votes

Force other developers to call method after completing their work

answered Mar 28, 2017 at 14:36

45 votes

Why is a while(true) loop in a constructor actually bad?

answered Sep 8, 2016 at 16:12

43 votes

Is there such a thing as having too many unit tests?

answered May 3, 2017 at 22:04

27 votes

What can I do for developers who can't learn Git?

answered Jun 26, 2017 at 15:02

17 votes

How would this be programmed in non-OO?

answered May 11, 2017 at 0:01

15 votes

My boss asks me to stop writing small functions and do everything in the same loop

answered Nov 11, 2016 at 0:40

12 votes

My office wants infinite branch merges as policy; what other options do we have?

answered Dec 20, 2016 at 22:09

12 votes

Are bad programming practices typical within the software industry?

answered Sep 21, 2017 at 11:15

8 votes

How can I maintain code quality without SCM?

answered Dec 5, 2017 at 16:50

8 votes

Why do we need so many classes in design patterns?

answered Apr 11, 2018 at 17:22

8 votes

What does function composition being associative even mean?

answered Jul 19, 2022 at 15:12

7 votes

Pattern for algorithm that outputs an explanation of how it gets to a solution when needed

answered May 11, 2016 at 13:43

7 votes

Is it good practice to always have an autoincrement integer primary key?

answered Aug 16, 2016 at 9:52

4 votes

A large part of my code has a major design flaw. Finish it off or fix it now?

answered Jun 7, 2016 at 15:59

4 votes

How many design patterns and levels of abstraction are necessary?

answered Jun 22, 2017 at 22:10

4 votes

Why are unit tests failing seen as bad?

answered May 23, 2018 at 9:14

4 votes

Why is recompilation of dependent code considered bad design?

answered Nov 4, 2022 at 11:44

4 votes

How can I favor quick (and dirty) over clean (and slow) in practice?

answered Apr 11, 2022 at 9:18

3 votes

How to ensure data consistency in system with multiple databases?

answered Sep 21, 2023 at 11:26

3 votes

What's the logic behind the design of exceptions?

answered Sep 21, 2021 at 9:59

3 votes

How should I test "Glue Functions" without testing that "the code I wrote is the code I wrote"?

answered Jul 1, 2021 at 14:27

3 votes

Should I record a bug that I discovered and patched?

answered Oct 21, 2016 at 10:56

3 votes

Does comparing equality of float numbers mislead junior developers even if no rounding error occurs in my case?

answered Jan 31, 2018 at 18:16

2 votes

When would you use a long, string ID instead of a simple integer?

answered Nov 28, 2017 at 12:13

2 votes

Why exactly does Java not allow numeric conditionals like if(5) { ...} if C does?

answered May 12, 2017 at 23:29

2 votes

Why does Java have `void` methods?

answered Apr 25, 2017 at 14:50

2 votes

Why is agile all about the test-driven development (TDD) and not development-driven test (DDT)?

answered Aug 4, 2016 at 16:30

2 votes

When does bugfixing become overkill, if ever?

answered Oct 19, 2016 at 13:08

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75 Answers

Working on a branch with a dependence on another branch that is being reviewed

Is source code generation an anti-pattern?

Force other developers to call method after completing their work

Why is a while(true) loop in a constructor actually bad?

Is there such a thing as having too many unit tests?

What can I do for developers who can't learn Git?

How would this be programmed in non-OO?

My boss asks me to stop writing small functions and do everything in the same loop

My office wants infinite branch merges as policy; what other options do we have?

Are bad programming practices typical within the software industry?

How can I maintain code quality without SCM?

Why do we need so many classes in design patterns?

What does function composition being associative even mean?

Pattern for algorithm that outputs an explanation of how it gets to a solution when needed

Is it good practice to always have an autoincrement integer primary key?

A large part of my code has a major design flaw. Finish it off or fix it now?

How many design patterns and levels of abstraction are necessary?

Why are unit tests failing seen as bad?

Why is recompilation of dependent code considered bad design?

How can I favor quick (and dirty) over clean (and slow) in practice?

How to ensure data consistency in system with multiple databases?

What's the logic behind the design of exceptions?

How should I test "Glue Functions" without testing that "the code I wrote is the code I wrote"?

Should I record a bug that I discovered and patched?

Does comparing equality of float numbers mislead junior developers even if no rounding error occurs in my case?

When would you use a long, string ID instead of a simple integer?

Why exactly does Java not allow numeric conditionals like if(5) { ...} if C does?

Why does Java have `void` methods?

Why is agile all about the test-driven development (TDD) and not development-driven test (DDT)?

When does bugfixing become overkill, if ever?