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Morgan Herlocker

Member for 12 years, 8 months
Last seen more than 6 years ago

morganherlocker.com
Washington DC

24 Questions

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114 votes

20 answers

43k views

Is static typing worth the trade-offs?

asked Mar 18, 2011 at 18:11

79 votes

3 answers

145k views

What are DRY, KISS, SOLID, etc. classified as?

asked May 2, 2011 at 17:36

37 votes

5 answers

31k views

Are there any major alternatives to Waterfall and Agile? [closed]

asked Oct 13, 2010 at 0:10

33 votes

2 answers

11k views

Why should developers have private offices?

asked Sep 29, 2010 at 4:00

28 votes

11 answers

922 views

Coaxing requirements out of business people?

asked Apr 13, 2011 at 19:10

28 votes

4 answers

19k views

Should each unit test be able to be run independently of other tests?

asked Apr 1, 2011 at 13:15

20 votes

9 answers

2k views

Is an 'if password == XXXXXXX' enough for minimum security?

asked Feb 18, 2011 at 15:41

18 votes

5 answers

11k views

Are Vim or Emacs practical for languages like .Net or Java? [closed]

asked Mar 25, 2011 at 16:49

16 votes

8 answers

550 views

Let users get requirements together on their own or guide them along?

asked May 9, 2011 at 14:35

15 votes

3 answers

622 views

What sort of role does "language cultural history" play with a platform?

asked May 4, 2011 at 19:29

14 votes

16 answers

3k views

Best (worst) logically impossible task assigned to you? [closed]

asked Sep 29, 2010 at 16:55

12 votes

6 answers

5k views

Where should salt hash values come from?

asked Feb 21, 2011 at 18:49

12 votes

5 answers

782 views

Should you ever release something that you yourself could hack?

asked May 31, 2011 at 18:15

11 votes

5 answers

584 views

Which format is best for the first prototype not on paper? [closed]

asked Sep 28, 2010 at 20:17

11 votes

4 answers

3k views

Is a MSDN subsciption worthwhile for personal use? [closed]

asked Oct 14, 2010 at 4:31

10 votes

3 answers

553 views

What do programmers at security firms do?

asked Apr 11, 2011 at 19:56

9 votes

7 answers

420 views

How should ability be distributed through teams?

asked Jun 1, 2011 at 13:28

8 votes

6 answers

6k views

Highly scalable and dynamic "rule-based" applications?

asked Nov 29, 2010 at 22:24

6 votes

1 answer

709 views

Workflow Foundation to separate data from business logic on a mid-sized App?

asked Oct 20, 2010 at 19:44

6 votes

3 answers

4k views

Does TDD formally use black box testing to supplement unit tests?

asked Apr 1, 2011 at 15:30

5 votes

4 answers

157 views

How are dates typically handled with testing?

asked Oct 14, 2011 at 15:46

5 votes

3 answers

599 views

Is "3 or more use a for" a good rule of thumb?

asked May 11, 2011 at 21:25

4 votes

2 answers

279 views

Does KISS encourage tools and frameworks that expose complex leaky abstraction layers?

asked May 10, 2011 at 19:07

4 votes

5 answers

3k views

What should be on your "Going Live Day" checklist?

asked Mar 30, 2011 at 14:06