User Bill the Lizard

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What should every programmer know?

answered Sep 25, 2008 at 11:56

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What is the single most effective thing you did to improve your programming skills?

answered Sep 16, 2008 at 20:19

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How should I test randomness?

answered May 3, 2012 at 18:38

105 votes

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Why are zero-based arrays the norm?

answered Dec 26, 2008 at 13:57

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Is it bad interview practice to have candidates write a linked-list implementation?

answered Jan 11, 2012 at 18:27

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Do you do the exercises when reading a book?

answered Apr 13, 2011 at 15:27

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Is there such thing like a "refactoring/maintainability group" role in software companies?

answered Aug 31, 2012 at 19:47

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Are nested loops always O(n^k)?

answered May 16, 2012 at 2:14

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What is the difference between DI and IoC?

answered Jan 23, 2012 at 2:29

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Too many seniors in one team?

answered Apr 1, 2011 at 17:38

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Does it make sense to have a single tab interface?

answered May 10, 2011 at 17:57

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Learning Test Driven Development

answered Apr 13, 2011 at 18:25

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In Java, why are nextInt() and nextDouble() instance methods of Random objects?

answered May 7, 2012 at 18:42

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Who is responsible for the development of Java?

answered Nov 21, 2011 at 1:56

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What are the benefits of prefixing function parameter names with p*?

answered Aug 17, 2012 at 12:58

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Storing settings in a table in my SQLite database or separately?

answered Aug 25, 2017 at 14:58

8 votes

Is there a canonical book on mathematics for programmers?

answered Jun 20, 2011 at 14:41

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System Analyst vs Computer Programmer?

answered Jan 20, 2011 at 14:33

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Are there any famous one-man-army programmers?

answered Feb 12, 2011 at 23:38

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When to take that leap and program

answered Mar 25, 2011 at 16:50

7 votes

Assembly as a First Programming Language?

answered Feb 9, 2011 at 19:16

7 votes

How Do Computers Work?

answered Jun 5, 2011 at 5:27

7 votes

What can one do when "lead by example" doesn't work?

answered Jan 27, 2012 at 13:06

5 votes

Do job postings exaggerate their requirements?

answered Apr 3, 2011 at 21:06

4 votes

Do I need to notify a user if I am using statistics software in an iPhone app?

answered Feb 10, 2011 at 2:38

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Unit test storage on Android apps

answered Mar 21, 2011 at 15:08

4 votes

Can we say objects have attributes, states and behaviors?

answered Jan 5, 2012 at 17:38

4 votes

How to quickly try out Java code?

answered Jan 20, 2012 at 2:39

3 votes

Grading an algorithm: Readability vs. Compactness

answered Sep 2, 2012 at 15:28

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Open source IDEs released under GPL

answered Feb 26, 2011 at 2:02

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35 Answers

What should every programmer know?

What is the single most effective thing you did to improve your programming skills?

How should I test randomness?

Why are zero-based arrays the norm?

Is it bad interview practice to have candidates write a linked-list implementation?

Do you do the exercises when reading a book?

Is there such thing like a "refactoring/maintainability group" role in software companies?

Are nested loops always O(n^k)?

What is the difference between DI and IoC?

Too many seniors in one team?

Does it make sense to have a single tab interface?

Learning Test Driven Development

In Java, why are nextInt() and nextDouble() instance methods of Random objects?

Who is responsible for the development of Java?

What are the benefits of prefixing function parameter names with p*?

Storing settings in a table in my SQLite database or separately?

Is there a canonical book on mathematics for programmers?

System Analyst vs Computer Programmer?

Are there any famous one-man-army programmers?

When to take that leap and program

Assembly as a First Programming Language?

How Do Computers Work?

What can one do when "lead by example" doesn't work?

Do job postings exaggerate their requirements?

Do I need to notify a user if I am using statistics software in an iPhone app?

Unit test storage on Android apps

Can we say objects have attributes, states and behaviors?

How to quickly try out Java code?

Grading an algorithm: Readability vs. Compactness

Open source IDEs released under GPL