User Joonas Pulakka

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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 6:31

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How to keep a big and complex software product maintainable over the years?

answered Jan 10, 2012 at 9:57

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What are the difference between an edge case, a corner case, a base case and a boundary case?

answered Dec 16, 2011 at 13:58

123 votes

Is the C programming language still used?

answered Aug 26, 2011 at 12:35

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What hurts maintainability?

answered Dec 5, 2011 at 8:07

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Why are more programmers not freelance these days?

answered Dec 4, 2010 at 10:35

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Why didn't == operator string value comparison make it to Java?

answered Apr 2, 2013 at 10:53

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Too much version control and bug tracking overhead per change?

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 11:26

87 votes

What popular "best practices" are not always best, and why?

answered Oct 28, 2010 at 6:32

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What did Linus Torvalds mean by his quotation about portability?

answered Oct 11, 2010 at 12:12

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Why do business analysts and project managers get higher salaries than programmers?

answered Feb 9, 2011 at 9:54

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TDD negative experience

answered Aug 4, 2011 at 8:33

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Why should your code not use 100% CPU?

answered Oct 7, 2014 at 13:05

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why do some job posts say "high pressure environment"?

answered Feb 29, 2012 at 11:10

37 votes

How do people read big technical books?

answered Nov 9, 2010 at 7:08

35 votes

Bug reopen vs. new

answered Mar 28, 2012 at 14:08

31 votes

Whats the greatest most impressive programing feat you ever witnessed?

answered Nov 12, 2010 at 7:01

31 votes

Will high reputation in Stack Overflow help to get a good job?

answered Nov 21, 2010 at 18:09

28 votes

How to deal with checked exceptions that cannot ever be thrown

answered Nov 29, 2011 at 11:23

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How many programming languages do you work with on a daily basis and how do you effectively manage language specific tasks

answered Apr 6, 2011 at 7:38

23 votes

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What do you do to improve your logical programming skills?

answered Oct 5, 2010 at 13:56

23 votes

Automatic code generators

answered Oct 4, 2010 at 15:27

22 votes

What do Java developers think of Scala?

answered Dec 11, 2010 at 9:18

21 votes

How important is it to finish projects?

answered May 17, 2011 at 11:20

21 votes

Does having Master's degree in Computer Science help your career?

answered Sep 28, 2010 at 9:54

21 votes

Should Professional Development occur on company time?

answered Oct 10, 2010 at 8:33

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Is it not a good practice to handle runtime exceptions in the code?

answered Jul 11, 2011 at 9:44

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Should a software company have a dedicated team for research and/or utility libraries?

answered Nov 19, 2010 at 9:59

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Python productivity VS Java Productivity

answered Mar 4, 2011 at 14:14

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Should security restrictions cause a service to return null or throw an exception?

answered Nov 24, 2011 at 14:05

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

How to keep a big and complex software product maintainable over the years?

What are the difference between an edge case, a corner case, a base case and a boundary case?

Is the C programming language still used?

What hurts maintainability?

Why are more programmers not freelance these days?

Why didn't == operator string value comparison make it to Java?

Too much version control and bug tracking overhead per change?

What popular "best practices" are not always best, and why?

What did Linus Torvalds mean by his quotation about portability?

Why do business analysts and project managers get higher salaries than programmers?

TDD negative experience

Why should your code not use 100% CPU?

why do some job posts say "high pressure environment"?

How do people read big technical books?

Bug reopen vs. new

Whats the greatest most impressive programing feat you ever witnessed?

Will high reputation in Stack Overflow help to get a good job?

How to deal with checked exceptions that cannot ever be thrown

How many programming languages do you work with on a daily basis and how do you effectively manage language specific tasks

What do you do to improve your logical programming skills?

Automatic code generators

What do Java developers think of Scala?

How important is it to finish projects?

Does having Master's degree in Computer Science help your career?

Should Professional Development occur on company time?

Is it not a good practice to handle runtime exceptions in the code?

Should a software company have a dedicated team for research and/or utility libraries?

Python productivity VS Java Productivity

Should security restrictions cause a service to return null or throw an exception?